length

length
[[t]lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ[/t]]
n.
1) the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
the length of a river[/ex]
2) wam the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure
3) extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.:
a report 300 pages in length[/ex]
4) extent in time; duration:
the length of a visit[/ex]
5) a distance determined by the extent of something specified:
Hold the picture at arm's length[/ex]
6) a piece or portion of a certain or a known extent:
a length of rope[/ex]
7) the quality or state of being long rather than short:
a journey remarkable for its length[/ex]
8) Usu., lengths. the extent to which a desired end is pursued:
to go to great lengths to get what one wants[/ex]
9) a large extent or expanse of something
10) the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing:
The horse won by two lengths[/ex]
11) clo the extent of a garment related to a point it reaches on the wearer's body or on a garment used as a standard of measurement (usu. used in combination):
an ankle-length gown; a three-quarter-length coat[/ex]
12) phn pro
phn pro the relative duration of time involved in pronouncing a sound, esp. a vowel, or syllable; quantity
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Etymology: bef. 900; ME length(e), OE lengthu, c. D lengte, ON lengd. See long I, -th I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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