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lati·tude (lat′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
- Rare breadth; width
- Rare extent; scope; range of applicability
- freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
- Geog.
- angular distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator a ship at forty degrees north latitude
- a region or place as determined by such measurement
Etymology: OFr < L latitudo < latus, wide: see lateral
Related Forms:
- latitudinal lat′i·tu′·di·nal adjective
- latitudinally lat′i·tu′·di·nally adverb
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