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lengthways
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length·ways
/
ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-, ˈlɛnθ-
/
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[
lengkth
-weyz,
length
-,
lenth
-
]
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adverb,
adjective
lengthwise
.
Origin:
1590–1600;
length
+
-ways
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lengthways
or
lengthwise
(ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-)
—
adv
, —
adj
in, according to, or along the direction of length
lengthwise
or
lengthwise
—
adv
, —
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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