Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - breadth
Breadth
breadth
n. 1 the distance or measurement from side to side of a thing; broadness. 2 a piece (of cloth etc.) of standard or full breadth. 3 extent, distance, room. 4 (usu. foll. by of) capacity to respect other opinions; freedom from prejudice or intolerance (esp. breadth of mind or view). 5 Art unity of the whole, achieved by the disregard of unnecessary details. Derivatives breadthways adv. breadthwise adv. Etymology: obs. brede, OE br{aelig}du, f. Gmc, rel. to BROAD
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noun Etymology: Middle English breadeth, breth, from brede ~ (from Old English brǣdu, from brād broad) + -th (as in lengthe length) Date: 15th century distance from side to side ; width, something of full width, 3. comprehensive quality ; scope , liberality of views or taste , ~wise adverb or adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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