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longitude
noun(lon-gi-tude)
angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object
longitude
noun(lon-gi-tude)
the arc or portion of the earth's equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian and expressed either in degrees or in time
longitude
noun(lon-gi-tude)
long duration

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