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latitude definition

lati·tude (lat′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. Rare breadth; width
  2. Rare extent; scope; range of applicability
  3. freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
  5. Geog.
    1. angular distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator a ship at forty degrees north latitude
    2. a region or place as determined by such measurement

Etymology: OFr < L latitudo < latus, wide: see lateral

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