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| extended family |
| 1. n. A family consisting of parents and children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc. |
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| Analysis |
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| extended |
| 1. v. simple past tense and past participle of extend |
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| 2. adj. Longer in length or extension; elongated. |
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| 3. adj. Stretched out or pulled out; expanded. |
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| 4. adj. Lasting longer; protracted. |
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| 5. adj. Having a large scope or range; extensive. |
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| extend |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To increase in extent. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent. |
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| 3. v. To cause to increase in extent. |
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| 4. v. To cause to last for a longer period of time. |
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| 5. v. To straighten (a limb). |
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| family |
| 1. n. A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family. |
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| Our family lives in town. |
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| 2. n. An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage. |
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| 3. n. A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together. |
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| crime family, Mafia family |
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