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breadth (bredt̸h)

noun

  1. the distance from side to side of a thing; width
  2. a piece of a given and regular width a breadth of satin
  3. lack of narrowness or of restriction true breadth of understanding
  4. Art an effect of unity and inclusiveness achieved as by subordinating details

Etymology: ME bræde < OE brædu < brad, broad; -th by analogy with length

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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