expansure

noun

ex·​pan·​sure

ikˈspanchə(r)

plural -s

1

obsolete : the process of expanding

2

: expanse

the lowland's dark expansure

—T. C. Irwin

Word History

Etymology

Latin expansus + English -ure

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