n. | 1. | Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width. | |||||||||
2. | Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence. | ||||||||||
3. | Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc. | ||||||||||
4. | Extent; size; amplitude; scope. | ||||||||||
5. | (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. | ||||||||||
6. | (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
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2. | latitude - freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" | |
3. | latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | |
4. | latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction |