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noun
The quality or characteristic of being tall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the property of being taller than average stature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: shortness
Broader terms: stature, height
noun
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: height
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dimension
Narrower terms: highness, loftiness, lowness
History
Etymology tree English tall Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tallness From tall + -ness.
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