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broad

  • adjective
  • /bɹɔːd/

Wide in extent or scope.

Other meanings

  1. extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

  2. Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

Synonyms

  • wide

Word history

From Old English "brād" (broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “broad” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.