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Added 8 October 2026

longitude

/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/ noun

Latin root: longitūdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about longitude at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich.

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”).

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