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Definition of wide noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wide

noun
 
/waɪd/
 
/waɪd/
Word Family
  • wide adjective adverb noun
  • widely adverb
  • widen verb
  • width noun
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  1. (in cricket) a ball that has been bowled (= thrown) where the batter cannot reach it
    Word OriginOld English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.
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