range
noun (LIMIT) /reɪndʒ/Definition
B2 [S] the amount, number, or type of something between an upper and a lower limit: The price range is from $100 to $500. The product is aimed at young people in the 18–25 age range. The coat was in/out of my price range. This type of work is outside/beyond/out of my range (of experience).Range and limits C2 [S or U] the distance within which you can see, hear, or hit someone: The ship was in/out of range of our guns. He was shot at point blank/at close range (= from very near).Measurements of length and distance › [S] the period of time in the future within which something is planned or expected to happen: long-range plans short-/medium-/long-range weather forecastingRange and limits › [S] the distance that a vehicle or aircraft can travel without having to stop for more fuel: short-/medium-/long-range airlinersMeasurements of length and distance › [C] all the musical notes that a singer can sing or a musical instrument is able to producePlaying musicSinging in generalSinging in general
(Definition of range noun (LIMIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the way to idiom
- ambit noun
- band noun (RANGE)
- bound noun (LIMIT)
- boundary noun
- compass noun (LIMIT)
- condition noun (AGREED LIMIT)
- glass ceiling noun
- limit noun
- limited adjective
- narrow adjective (LIMITED)
- narrowly adverb
- scope noun (RANGE)
- specialized adjective
- spectrum noun (RANGE)
- spread noun (AREA COVERED)
- stretch noun (GO PAST)
- strings attached idiom
- the gamut noun
- threshold noun (LEVEL)
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