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Bible Dictionaries
Length
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To lengthen.
(2):
(a.) The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
(3):
(a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
(4):
(a.) Distance.
(5):
(a.) A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; - often in the plural.
(6):
(a.) The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
(7):
(a.) A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Length'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/length.html. 1828.
