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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fingerbreadth en · NOUN

Etymology

From finger + breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

Meanings

  1. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

Forms

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fingersbreadth alternative lexicographic
finger's breadth alternative lexicographic
finger's-breadth alternative lexicographic
fingerbreadths Number=Plur lexicographic