| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  br dth |
| NOUN: | 1. The measure or dimension from side to side; width. 2. A piece usually produced in a standard width: a breadth of canvas. 3a. Wide range or scope: breadth of knowledge. b. Tolerance; broadmindedness: a jurist of great breadth and wisdom. 4. An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English breth, from brede (on the model of length, length).
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