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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
length /lɛŋθ, lɛŋkθ/
▶noun
  • 1 the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of an object.

    ■ the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race.

  • 2 the amount of time occupied by something.
  • 3 the quality of being long.

    ■ Prosody & Phonetics the metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable.

  • 4 the full distance that a thing extends for: the muscles running the length of my spine.

    ■ the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn.

  • 5 a stretch or piece of something.
  • 6 an extreme to which a course of action is taken.
  • 7 (in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand.
  • 8 Cricket the distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches.
– phrases
at length
  • 1 in detail; fully.
  • 2 after a long time.
the length and breadth of the whole extent of.
– origin OE lengthu, of Gmc origin; rel. to long1.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-length
▶combining form
  • 1 reaching up or down to the place specified: knee-length.
  • 2 of the size, duration, or extent specified: full-length.



'length' also found in these Oxford entries:
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a length of
along the length of the courtyard
along vs. across/ length and width
any length
Apostrophe S: stone's throw/ arm's length
arm`s-length finance
arm's length terms
arms-length
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As 'for' shows length of time
At any lenght [length]
at any length?
At arms length, lift ...
at enormous length
At great length?
At length
at middle length?
axe with parallel side for two-thirds of the length - use of "for"
bolt lengths/ bolts lengths/ bolts length [plural modifier]
booklength / book-length
car is about half of a car length before
cinema terms again - full-length feature film
College-length
cut-to-length sections
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each with full-length mirror
entire length
fit into length
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