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FINGER'S BREADTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does finger's breadth mean?
• FINGER'S BREADTH (noun)
The noun FINGER'S BREADTH has 1 sense:
1. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Familiarity information: FINGER'S BREADTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
digit; finger; finger's breadth; fingerbreadth
Hypernyms ("finger's breadth" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
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