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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLength
/lɛŋkθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The measurement of something from end to end.
"The length of the table is six feet." - 2
The duration of time that something lasts.
"The length of the movie was over two hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'lengþu', stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*langiþō', meaning 'tallness' or 'longness', built upon the root adjective 'long'. Over centuries, it evolved from expressing abstract degree or duration into the standard physical measurement of distance from one end to another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Length" is said worldwide
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longueur
Transliteration: lɔ̃ɡœʁ
"La longueur de la table est de deux mètres."
Länge
Transliteration: ˈlɛŋə
"Die Länge des Tisches beträgt zwei Meter."
lunghezza
Transliteration: lunˈɡet.tsa
"La lunghezza del tavolo è di due metri."
longitud
Transliteration: loŋɡiˈtud
"La longitud de la mesa es de dos metros."
comprimento
Transliteration: kõpɾiˈmẽtu
"O comprimento da mesa é de dois metros."
लंबाई
Transliteration: lambai
"टेबल की लंबाई दो मीटर है।"
长度
Transliteration: chángdù
"桌子的长度是两米。"
길이
Transliteration: gili
"테이블의 길이는 두 미터입니다."
長さ
Transliteration: nagasā
"テーブルの長さは2メートルです。"
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