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length

Pronunciation: /leŋθ; leŋkθ/

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n.

  • 1 (also of time) Länge be six feet in length = sechs Fuß lang sein a short length of time = kurze Zeit
  • 2at length (for a long time) = lange; (eventually) = schließlich at [great] length (in great detail) = lang und breit at some length = ziemlich ausführlich
  • 3go to any/great lengths = alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun

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