length

length
length [leŋkth, leŋth]
n.
[ME < OE lengthu < base of lang, LONG1 + -TH1]
1. the measure of how long a thing is; measurement of anything from end to end; the greatest of the two or three dimensions of anything
2. extent in space; distance anything extends
3. extent in time; duration
4. a long stretch or extent
5. the quality, state, or fact of being long
6. a piece of a certain or standardized length [a length of stove pipe]
7. a unit of measure consisting of the length of an object or animal competing in a race [to win a boat race by two lengths]
8. Phonet.
a) the duration of the pronunciation of a vowel [the i in bride has greater length than the i in bright]
b) popularly the quality of a vowel
9. Prosody syllabic quantity
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at full length
stretched out; completely extended
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at length
1. after a long time; finally
2. in or to the whole extent; in full
3. for a long time and in great detail
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go to any length
to do whatever is necessary; scruple at nothing

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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