/
ˈlatɪtjuːd/
n.
- the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
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(latitudes)
regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator:
northern latitudes.
- scope for freedom of action or thought.
Derivative
- latitudinal adj.
- latitudinally adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.