Standard Lemma guide

expansionary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S P AE1 N SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 K S P AE1 N CH AH0 N EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

That promotes or exhibits expansion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: contractionary, nonexpansionary

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English expansion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English expansionary From expansion + -ary.