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   width

   /wɪdθ/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body: "the yard was about seven feet in width" Similar widenessbreadthbroadnessthicknessspreadspandiametergirthtechnical:calibregaugebeamOpposite length
   • ▪ a piece of something at its full extent from side to side: "a single width of hardboard"
   • ▪ the sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
   • 2. wide range or extent: "the width of experience required for these positions" Similar rangebreadthcompassscopespanscalesweepextentextensivenessvastnessimmensityimmensenessexpansivenesscomprehensivenesscompendiousnessrare:catholicityOpposite narrowness

   Word Origin early 17th century: from wide + -th2, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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