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wide

[ wahyd ]
/ waɪd /
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adjective, wid·er, wid·est.
adverb
noun
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
Archaic. a wide space or expanse.
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Origin of wide

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wīd; cognate with Dutch wijd,German weit,Old Norse vīthr

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1. Wide, broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon. Broad is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, especially to surfaces extending laterally: a broad valley.

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-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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British Dictionary definitions for wide

wide
/ (waɪd) /

adjective
adverb
noun

Derived forms of wide

widely, adverbwideness, nounwidish, adjective

Word Origin for wide

Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt
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