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How to pronounce length
Say it like this: /lɛŋ(k)θ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
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What does length mean?
nounThe distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Duration.
“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”
The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
“five lengths ahead of the field”
verbTo lengthen.
“Pack night, peep day; good day, of night now borrow: / Short night, to-night, and length thyself to-morrow.”
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