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   length

   /lɛŋ(k)θ/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object: "the delta is twenty kilometres in length" Similar extentextent lengthwisedistancedistance lengthwiselinear measurespanreachareaexpansestretchrangescope
   • ▪ the quality of being long: "the length of the waiting list" Similar perioddurationstretchtermspan
   • ▪ the length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum: "fifty lengths of the pool"
   • ▪ the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race: "the mare won the race by seven lengths"
   • ▪ the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn: "the length of her skirt"
   • ▪ the full distance that a thing extends for: "the muscles running the length of my spine"
   • ▪ the full extent of one's body: "he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car"
   • ▪ the metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable: "the length of the syllable is isomorphic with the length of the syllabic vowel"
   • 2. the amount of time occupied by something: "delivery must be within a reasonable length of time" Similar perioddurationstretchtermspan
   • 3. a piece or stretch of something: "a length of brown satin" Similar pieceswatchportionsectionmeasuresegmentroll
   • 4. an extreme to which a course of action is taken: "they go to great lengths to avoid the press"
   • 5. the distance from the batter at which a well-bowled ball pitches: "Lewis tended to bowl short of a length"
   • 6. (in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more: "to open one heart with equal length in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style"

   Word Origin Old Englishlengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long1.

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