Phrase guide

in extenso

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

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adv

Meaning 1

At full length; unabbreviated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I had to quote all these passages in extenso.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: in compendio

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in extenso.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: in extenso — at full length
  • Hindi: आद्योपांत (ādyopānt) — at full length
  • Hindi: पूर्णतः (pūrṇataḥ) — at full length
  • Hindi: सविस्तार (savistār) — at full length
  • Hindi: संपूर्णतया (sampūrṇatyā) — at full length
  • Russian: по́лностью (pólnostʹju) — at full length
  • Russian: досло́вно (doslóvno) — at full length
  • Spanish: in extenso — at full length
  • Spanish: por extenso — at full length
  • Spanish: por largo — at full length
  • Swedish: in extenso — at full length