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| lon·gi·tude [ lónji td ] (plural lon·gi·tudes) |
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1. angular distance from prime meridian: the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England. Longitude is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
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2. area of earth's surface: a region near a particular longitude
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| [14th century. < Latin longitudo "length" < longus "long" < Germanic] |
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