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Noun: breadth  bredth
  1. The extent of something from side to side
    "windows of standard breadth";
    - width
     
  2. The capacity to understand a broad range of topics
    "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject";
    - comprehensiveness, largeness

Derived forms: breadths

See also: broad, narrow, wide

Type of: dimension, intelligence

Encyclopedia: Breadth