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expansion

expansion

20 3.5
Extra content for a game that adds new areas and features
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspænʃən/
  • Jargon
: expansión
  • Meanwhile, BioWare's next expansion for Mass Effect 3, the Omega expansion, has been priced and dated by the studio.

I just feel like there's so much that you can do with this, this expansion pack, it's just so much fun.

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Examples

  • Would you like to purchase the family expansion upgrade?

    Chimera (2022)

  • I didn't buy the Rohan expansion pack; I'm not even that far yet!

    Blog text (2)

  • How about I buy this expansion pack for us?

    Binged to Death (2023)

  • How much for the family expansion pack?

    Chimera (2022)

  • I have a problem that this is an expansion pack they're making into a full game.

    Blog text (11)

  • A super secret event will take place just prior to the expansion's release.

    Blog text (4)

  • Well, essentially with WoW, each expansion pack does this by making all your current gear obsolete.

    Blog text (5)

  • Players who prepurchase the expansion will gain access to content from Destiny of Velious forward.

    Blog text (4)

  • EverQuest will be seeing its nineteenth major expansion with Rain of Fear arriving on November 28th.

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  • I'm excited to buy the latest expansion for my favorite video game, which adds new quests and characters.

Antonyms

removal
106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

Compounds

expansion slot
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A socket inside a computer that holds an extra card like a graphics card

coefficient of expansion
  • Specialized
7.6

A number showing how much a material grows or shrinks for each degree of temperature change

expansion bit
  • Specialized
8.6

A drill bit with an adjustable blade for making holes of different sizes

expansion bolt
  • Specialized
5.3

A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick

How Big

sequel
173 3.1
expansion
  • Jargon
20 3.5
add-on
22 3.9
update
753 2.8
patch
  • Specialized
75 3.8

Surface Forms

expansion singular
expansions plural

Morphology

expansion = expand (transparent) = expand + sion

The gaming/software sense denotes an enlargement or extension of the original product and is a direct, modern extension of 'expand' + nominalizer '-sion'.

Etymology

Expansion comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and pandere 'to spread', and it shares the root with expand. A game or software expansion 'spreads out' the original product with new areas or features, which is why we call the extra content an expansion.