Etymology

res extensa

Today it means: In Cartesian ontology, corporeal substance, distinguished from the res cogitans from which the mind or soul is made. Full definition →

Latin rēs extēnsa
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  1. Latin · derived fromrēs extēnsa
  2. English todayres extensa

From Latin rēs extēnsa.

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