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measure

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"Find the amount"

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɛʒ.ə/Part of speech noun, verbSorted aeemrsuStarts with MEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Word origin

From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.

Used in a sentence

  • I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished.
  • Mom's rage has no measure.
  • Full to the utmost measure of what bliss Human desires can seek or apprehend.

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01Find the amount7 letters
02Standard amount7 letters

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