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  • 51wide — See broad. See broad, wide …

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  • 52wide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spacious, widespreading, comprehensive; generous, ample, all embracing; broad, large, roomy, extensive; vast, open; general. See breadth, expansion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Broad] Syn. extended,… …

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  • 53WIDE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index wide noun width adjective broad (3), widespread, yawning verb broaden, spread, yawn narrow …

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  • 54wide — [OE] Wide is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German weit, Dutch wijd, and Swedish and Danish vid. All are descended from prehistoric Germanic *wīdaz, which may go back ultimately to the Indo European base *wi ‘apart, away’ (source also …

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  • 55wide — Широкое начертание (Wide, Extended, Expanded)     начертание шрифта [вариант рисунка шрифта, входящий в одну гарнитуру] с расширенными пропорциями [отношение ширины знака к его высоте] знаков, т.е. с увеличенной шириной знаков. Пропорции знака… …

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  • 56-wide — aff. a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the sense “extending or applying throughout a given space,” as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide[/ex] …

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  • 57wide — [OE] Wide is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German weit, Dutch wijd, and Swedish and Danish vid. All are descended from prehistoric Germanic *wīdaz, which may go back ultimately to the Indo European base *wi ‘apart, away’ (source also …

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  • 58-wide — a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the general sense extending or applying throughout a given space, as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide …

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  • 59Wide gauge — Wide Wide (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable… …

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  • 60wide´ness — wide «wyd», adjective, wid|er, wid|est, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. filling more space from side to side than the usual thing of the same sort; not narrow; broad: »a wide street, a wide hall …

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