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Longitude
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Uncommon
noun
•
In Geography:
Angular
distance
measured
west
or
east
of the
prime meridian
.
•
In Astronomy & Geography:
Any
imaginary
line
perpendicular
to the
equator
and part of a
great circle
passing
through the
North Pole
and
South Pole
.
•
Length
.
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