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1 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) apjoms; lielums; plašums2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) kādā mērā...?•* * *apjoms; pakāpe -
2 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) zināšana2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) zināšanas3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) zināšanas•- general knowledge* * *zināšana; zināšanas
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