full-length
Americanadjective
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of standard or customary length.
a full-length movie.
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showing or accommodating the full length or height of the human body.
a full-length mirror.
noun
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extending to or showing the complete length
a full-length mirror
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of the original length; not abridged
Etymology
Origin of full-length
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Mary Pickford became the most famous face in the world and William and his family quickly followed her west where, in 1914, his little brother Cecil directed the town’s first full-length movie, “The Squaw Man.”
From Los Angeles Times
Subscribers get access to full-length episodes of The WSJ Money Interview, plus the chance to have their questions answered by our guest.
She had received a full-length down bathrobe from my stepfather sometime in the late 1970s.
It marked the last time full-length dress was worn by a member of the royal family who was not the bride for a wedding.
From BBC
The band released two further singles in 2016, but no full-length album followed and the group disbanded once more in 2017 after some old tensions resurfaced.
From BBC
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