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way

noun [S] (DISTANCE)
 
/ˈweɪ/ (US ways)

Definition

B1 distance or a period of time: We walked a long way yesterday. The holidays seem like they're a long way off.figurative There were people of every political belief at university, ranging all the way from communists to fascists.US They still have a ways to go.
(Definition of way noun (DISTANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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