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length
/lɛŋkθ/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
the length of the table was 5 feet
- noun
continuance in time
the ceremony was of short duration
- noun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
- noun
size of the gap between two places
the distance from New York to Chicago
- noun
a section of something that is long and narrow
a length of timber