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breadth

UK/bɹɛdθ/ US/bɹɛtθ/ uncommon

noun

1.

an ability to understand a broad range of topics

  • “a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject”
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2.

the extent of something from side to side

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Origin

From Middle English bredthe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of brede ("breadth"; see bread). Equivalent to broad + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots bredth (“breadth”), Saterland Frisian Bratte (“breadth”), West Frisian breedte (“breadth”), Dutch breedte (“breadth”), German Low German Breddte, Breddt (“breadth”), German Breite (“breadth”), Danish bredde (“breadth”), Norwegian Bokmål bredde (“breadth”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”).

Phrases

  • acre breadth
  • bizygomatic breadth
  • breadth index
  • breadth indicator
  • breadth of accommodation
  • breadth-first search
  • breadth-first traversal
  • breadth-height index

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