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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-spey-shee-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspeɪ ʃiˌeɪt



Definition of expatiation

Origin :
  • 1530s, "walk about, roam freely," from Latin expatiatus/exspatiatus, past participle of expatiari/exspatiari "wander, digress," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spatiari "to walk, spread out," from spatium (see space). Meaning "talk or write at length" is 1610s. Related: Expatiated; expatiating.
  • As in talk : noun speech, address to group
  • As in amplification : noun increase in size or effect
Example sentences :
  • However Andy Hayes was not given to digression or to expatiation.
  • Extract from : « Second String » by Anthony Hope
  • His field is illimitable; his expatiation in it is practically untrammelled.
  • Extract from : « Matthew Arnold » by George Saintsbury
  • His brother-in-law paused in the middle of an expatiation on the business opportunities of the neighborhood.
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
  • Gower Woodseer's engagement with the girl Madge was a happier subject for expatiation and agreement.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • For example, the card called Fortitude is an opportunity for expatiation on will as the secret of strength.
  • Extract from : « The Illustrated Key to the Tarot » by L. W. de Laurence
  • The faculty of expatiation is the possession of transcendent supremacy even when such organs are not employed.
  • Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya
  • A tempting subject for expatiation, especially when one remembers—and who that has once read it can forget?
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Scott » by William Paton Ker

Synonyms for expatiation

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