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Meaning of 'latitude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Latitude [ n.]
- Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
- Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
- Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
- Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
- Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
- The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.

Meaning of 'latitude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . latitude [ n]
Meaning (1):
- freedom from normal restraints in conduct
Example in sentence:
  • allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money;
  • the new freedom in movies and novels

Nearby Words:

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