: to open or expand over a larger area
: to stretch out : extend
: to distribute over an area
: the act or process of spreading
: extent of spreading
: something spread out: such as
: a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use
: the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements
: a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word
: to express in words : phrase
: speak
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