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–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.

4.	size in general; extent.

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

[Origin: 1515–25; earlier bredeth, equiv. to brede breadth (ME; OE brǣdu, equiv. to brǣd-, mutated var. of brād broad + -u n. suffix) + -th^1; akin to G Breite, Goth braidei

]

—Related forms

breadthless, adjective

—Synonyms 3. latitude, impartiality, open-mindedness. 4. scope, range, reach, compass, span.

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n.

The measure or dimension from side to side; width.
A piece usually produced in a standard width: a breadth of canvas.
1. Wide range or scope: breadth of knowledge.
2. Tolerance; broadmindedness: a jurist of great breadth and wisdom.
An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition.

[Middle English breth, from brede (on the model of length, length).]

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breadth

1523, alteration of brede "breadth," from O.E. bræd, probably by analogy with long/length.

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breadth
noun
1.	the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
2.	the extent of something from side to side [syn: width]

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breadth1 [bredθ] noun

width; size from side to side
Example: the breadth of a table

Arabic:	عرْض(عكس الطول)
Chinese (Simplified):	宽度
Chinese (Traditional):	寬度
Czech:	šířka
Danish:	bredde; vidde
Dutch:	breedte
Estonian:	laius
Finnish:	leveys
French:	largeur
German:	die Breite
Greek:	πλάτος
Hungarian:	szélesség
Icelandic:	breidd
Indonesian:	ukuran lebar
Italian:	larghezza

Japanese:	幅
Korean:	폭
Latvian:	platums
Lithuanian:	plotis
Norwegian:	bredde
Polish:	szerokość
Portuguese (Brazil):	largura
Portuguese (Portugal):	largura
Romanian:	lăţime
Russian:	ширина
Slovak:	šírka
Slovenian:	širina
Spanish:	anchura
Swedish:	bredd, vidd
Turkish:	genişlik

breadth2 [bredθ] noun

scope or extent
Example: breadth of outlook

Arabic:	سعة الصدر، مدى
Chinese (Simplified):	广度
Chinese (Traditional):	廣度或范圍
Czech:	šíře
Danish:	tolerance; udsyn
Dutch:	ruimte
Estonian:	ulatus
Finnish:	laajuus
French:	largeur, ampleur
German:	die Größe
Greek:	εύρος
Hungarian:	széles látókör
Icelandic:	yfirgrip, víðsÿni
Indonesian:	luas
Italian:	ampiezza

Japanese:	広さ
Korean:	넓이, 크기
Latvian:	plašums
Lithuanian:	platumas
Norwegian:	toleranse; vidsyn
Polish:	szerokość
Portuguese (Brazil):	amplitude
Portuguese (Portugal):	amplitude
Romanian:	lărgime, amploare
Russian:	широта
Slovak:	rozsah
Slovenian:	širina
Spanish:	extensión
Swedish:	synvidd
Turkish:	kapsam

breadth3 [bredθ] noun

a distance equal to the width (of a swimming-pool etc)

Arabic:	مساحة تساوي عرْض الشيء
Chinese (Simplified):	横
Chinese (Traditional):	橫
Czech:	šířka
Danish:	bredde
Dutch:	breedte
Estonian:	laius
Finnish:	leveys
French:	largeur
German:	die Breite
Greek:	απόσταση ίση με το πλάτος (π.χ. μιας πισίνας)
Hungarian:	belvilág
Icelandic:	breidd
Indonesian:	lebar
Italian:	larghezza

Japanese:	横幅
Korean:	너비
Latvian:	platums
Lithuanian:	plotis
Norwegian:	bredde
Polish:	zasięg, rozpiętość, szerokość
Portuguese (Brazil):	largura
Portuguese (Portugal):	largura
Romanian:	lăţime
Russian:	ширина
Slovak:	šírka
Slovenian:	širina
Spanish:	anchura
Swedish:	bredd, vidd
Turkish:	en

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