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size

 
 
/saɪz/ noun

Definition

HOW BIG [C, U] how big or small something is: It's an area about the size of Oxford. The size of some of those trees is incredible (= they are very large).
MEASURE [C] one of the different measurements in which things, for example clothes, food containers, etc are made: a size 10 skirt What size shoes do you take? I usually buy the 1.5 litre size. → See also all shapes and sizes
(Definition of size noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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