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German
Etymology
From Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic *langį̄ = *langaz + *-į̄; equivalent to lang + -e.
Pronunciation
Noun
Länge f (genitive Länge, plural Längen)
- length
2010, Der Spiegel, number 25/2010, page 140:Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.- With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- (geography, astronomy) longitude
- Synonyms: geographische Länge, Längengrad
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Further reading
- “Länge” in Duden online
- “Länge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache