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Definition of latitude:

• part of speech: (noun)

  Distance from the equator, scope, freedom.

• part of speech: (noun)

  On the earth, the distance of any place in a direct line north or south from the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds,- if in the northern hemisphere, it is said to be in north latitude, if in the southern, south latitude; unrestrained meaning or freedom; laxity.

Usage examples for latitude:

“ If he is permitted to write to the extent of a column on a bull- dog, I can at least claim the same latitude in regard to a sensible subject like golf. ” Pebbles on the Shore, - Alpha of the Plough (Alfred George Gardiner).

“ Well, it came on to blow just about the same latitude where the storm struck us the other day, but much heavier. ” A Chapter of Adventures, - G. A. Henty.