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breadth

[bredth, bretth, breth]

noun

  1. the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.

  2. an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width.

    a breadth of cloth.

  3. freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality.

    a person with great breadth of view.

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  4. size in general; extent.

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  5. Art.a broad or general effect due to subordination of details or nonessentials.



breadth

/ brɛtθ, brɛdθ /

noun

  1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width

  2. a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width

  3. distance, extent, size, or dimension

  4. openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • breadthless adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of breadth1

1515–25; earlier bredeth, equivalent to brede breadth ( Middle English; Old English ǣ, equivalent to ǣ-, mutated variant of broad + -u noun suffix) + -th 1 ( def. ) akin to German Breite, Gothic braidei
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of breadth1

C16: from obsolete ŧ (from Old English ǣ , from broad ) + -th 1 ; related to Gothic braidei , Old High German 𾱳ī
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Seed only began exploring the true breadth and emotion of her mother’s legacy when she herself reached the age that her mom died, a milestone fraught for many grown, parentless children.

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In the mid-90s there was no treatment for people living with HIV, and Porter says the documentary along with the quilt highlights "the breadth of devastation" caused by the disease.

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These five projects — a combination of celebrity portraits, true-crime thrillers and oddball sagas — suggest the breadth of HBO Documentary Films’ strategy for an art form that has blossomed on the small screen.

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Judge McAdam, in granting the injunction, agreed that the images were "shocking" and concluded that the breadth of the order was necessary to prevent further public harm.

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The anger among Labour MPs in the aftermath of the party's local elections drubbing was striking in its breadth and depth.

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