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Definition of: extensive
(ik·sten′siv) adjective
1. Extended widely in space, time, or scope; great; wide.
2. Designating a method of land cultivation in which the crop depends on the area treated rather than (as in intensive agriculture) on the fertilization and care of a restricted area.
3. Of or pertaining to extension. See synonyms under LARGE.
—ex·ten′sive·ly adverb
—ex·ten′sive·ness noun
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