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Length

noun

/leŋθ/

Meaning

the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions

The measurement or extent of something from end to end.

The length of the table is two meters.

The length of the bridge is two kilometers.

at length

extent, span, distance, measurement, stretch

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extent, span, distance, measurement

Entry 2

extent, distance, measurement, span, stretch

width, breadth, shortness, brevity

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width, breadth, shortness

Entry 2

shortness, brevity

full length, arm's length, at length, length of time, hair length, considerable length

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full length, arm's length, at length

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length of time, full length, hair length, considerable length

a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other

The main course of a meal (US); the right to enter or access (formal).

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something

decayed organic matter used as fertilizer

the act of making amends for a wrong, sin, or injury

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather phenomena occur.