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noun
Idioms1.
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
2.
the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure.
3.
extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.: a report running 300 pages in length.
4.
extent in time; duration: the length of a battle.
5.
EXPANDa distance determined by the extent of something specified: Hold the picture at arm's length.
6.
a piece or portion of a certain or a known extent: a length of rope.
7.
the quality or state of being long rather than short: a journey remarkable for its length.
8.
the extent to which a person might or would go in pursuing something: He went to great lengths to get what he wanted.
9.
a large extent or expanse of something.
10.
the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing: The horse won by two lengths.
11.
Clothing. the extent of a garment related to a point it reaches, as on the wearer's body, the floor, or on a garment used as a standard of measurement (usually used in combination): an ankle-length gown; a floor-length negligee; a three-quarter-length coat.
12.
Prosody, Phonetics.
a.
(of a vowel or syllable) quantity, whether long or short.
b.
the quality of vowels.
13.
Bridge. the possession of four or more than four cards in a given suit.
14.
COLLAPSETheater Archaic. 42 lines of an acting part.
15.
at length,
a.
in or to the full extent; completely.
b.
after a time; finally: At length there was a step forward in the negotiations.
16.
go to any length/lengths, to disregard any impediment that could prevent one from accomplishing one's purpose: He would go to any lengths to get his own way.
17.
keep at arm's length. arm1 (def. 16).
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At length
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Word Origin & History
length
O.E. lengðu "length," from P.Gmc. *langitho, noun of quality from *langgaz (root of O.E. lang "long") + -itho, abstract noun suffix. Cognate with O.N. lengd, O.Fris. lengethe, Du. lengte. Figurative sense of "the distance one goes, extremity to which something is carried" is from 1690s. Phrase at
EXPANDlength "to full extent" is attested from c.1500.
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length (lěngkth, lěngth)
n.
The linear distance between two points.
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Idioms & Phrases
at length
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In full, extensively. For example, The preacher went on at length about sin, or I have read at length about these cameras. [c. 1500]
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After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended. [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run.
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