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Added 9 October 2026

length

/lɛŋ(k)θ/ noun

In Latin: longitūdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about length at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Duration.
The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
five lengths ahead of the field

verb

To lengthen.

Origin

From Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþ, lengþu, from Proto-West Germanic *langiþu, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō, equivalent to long + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots lenth, lainth (“length”), Saterland Frisian Loangte (“length”), West Frisian lingte, langte (“length”), Dutch lengte (“length”), German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (“length”), Danish længde (“length”), Swedish längd (“length”), Icelandic lengd (“length”).

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