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1[uncountable, countable] the measurement from one side of something to the other; how wide something is It's about 10 yards in width. The terrace runs the full width of the house. The carpet is available in different widths.
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- 2[countable] a piece of material of a particular width You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain.
- 3[countable] the distance between the two long sides of a swimming pool How many widths can you swim? compare length wide adjective adverbwidely adverbwiden verbwidth noun
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