🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

拡張

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakuchō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Extension/ɪkˈstɛn.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"家を拡張する工事をしています。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.

    "The university is building an extension to the library."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'extension' originates from the Latin 'extensio', meaning 'a stretching out', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a physical stretching to include abstract applications in various fields.

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