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reëxtend

reëxtend

See also: reextend and re-extend

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reëxtend (third-person singular simple present reëxtends, present participle reëxtending, simple past and past participle reëxtended)

  1. Rare spelling of re-extend.
    • 1924, Marion Randall Parsons & William Frederic Badè, The Writings of John Muir, page #354:
      But the verge of a period beginning in cretaceous times may have a breadth of tens of thousands of years, not to mention the possible existence of conditions calculated to multiply and reëxtend both species and individuals.
    • 1943, [AUTHOR UNKNOWN], The Law Student, page #18:
      We desire now to reëxtend the invitation just reprinted from our first issue, and to reëmphasize the fact of our friendly attitude toward law students.

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