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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breadth \Breadth\, n. [OE. brede, breede, whence later bredette
AS br?du, fr br[=a]d broad. See {Broad}, a.]
1. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing
measure across or at right angles to the length; width.
2. (Fine Arts) The quality of having the colors and shadows
broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as
to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an
impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called
also {breadth of effect}.
Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the
painting of all great masters. --Weale.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
breadth
n 1: an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher
must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: {comprehensiveness}]
2: the extent of something from side to side [syn: {width}]
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