measure

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  2. noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  3. noun a statute in draft before it becomes law

Etymology

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.

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