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English to English noun
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the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place |  | Example: the length of the table was 5 feet
source: wordnet30
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continuance in time | | Example: the ceremony was of short duration
he complained about the length of time required
source: wordnet30
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the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end | | Example: the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
source: wordnet30
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size of the gap between two places | | Example: the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
source: wordnet30
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a section of something that is long and narrow | | Example: a length of timber
a length of tubing
source: wordnet30
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The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line. | | source: webster1913 verb
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To lengthen. | | source: webster1913
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