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length

/lɛŋ(k)θ/noun1 syllable

Length means: continuance in time.

Synonyms for length5

noun, as in continuance in time

duration

noun, as in size of the gap between two places

distance

also used for length

lengthiness, longitude, longness

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What does length mean?5

noun

1

continuance in time“the ceremony was of short duration”

2

size of the gap between two places“the distance from New York to Chicago”

3

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”

4

the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end“the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words”

5

a section of something that is long and narrow“a length of timber”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with length?1

one syllable

strength
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Length in a sentence

  • It's a concrete bridge, but several places along its length have collapsed.blay_paul
  • It is not length of life, but depth of life.carlosalberto
  • Nor, having only length, breadth, and thickness, can a cube have a real existence.XY
  • Length, mass and time are the three fundamental quantities in physics.lucasmg123
  • At length, we reached the top of the mountain.AlanF_US
  • Regardless of the length of the night, the sun always rises.AmarMecheri
  • What is the height, length and width of the container?CM
  • To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.unknown

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Forms of length

as a noun

plural
lengths