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How to pronounce broad
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What does broad mean?
adjWide in extent or scope.
“three feet broad”
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
“crushing the minds of its victims in the broad and open day”
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
“a broad mixture of falsehood”
nounA shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
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