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    Latitude

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself 2 | noun | freedom from normal restraints in conduct 3 | noun | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator 4 | noun | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction

    Pronunciation

    l'atuht, ood (IPA: lˈætətˌud)

    Hyphenation

    lat-i-tude (8 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1391 (Late Middle ages) (634 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    latitudes

    Synonyms

    line of latitude | parallel | parallel of latitude

    Narrower terms

    horse latitude | polar circle | tropic

    Broader terms

    angular distance | liberty | line | ambit | compass | orbit | range | reach | scope (total: 9)

    Rhymes

    gratitude | platitude (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    platitude

    Anagram

    altitude

    Phrases

    celestial latitude | line of latitude | lunar latitude | parallel of latitude

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 緯度 (noun) Hindi: | अक्षांश (noun) Arabic: | خَطُّ عَرض (noun) Spanish: | latitud (geography) French: | latitude (geography) | degré de latitude (geography)

    Other notable uses

    latitude.com | latitude.net | latitude.org | latitude.info | latitude.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Freedom | Leeway | Navigation figure (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

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