[adjective] [before noun]They're going on an extended (= long) holiday to Australia.There will be an extended (= longer than usual) news bulletin tonight because of the plane crash.An extended family is a family unit which includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children.Compare nuclear family.
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Meaning of EXTENDED in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012