Definiții
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Substantiv
How big or small something is.
Exemple
- The size of the building surprised me.
- Look at the size of that ship!
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A standard measure for clothes or shoes.
Exemple
- I don't think we have the red one in your size.
- What size shoes do you take?
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A level of rank or quality, in old-fashioned use.
Exemple
- They were men of a lower size and quality.
- He belonged to the middle size of people.
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A tool with holes used to measure pearls.
Exemple
- The jeweler used a size to sort the pearls by grade.
- Each pearl was measured with a small size before pricing.
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A hamburger served with chili, in some places.
Exemple
- He ordered a size with extra onions.
- The diner's specialty was a hearty size for two dollars.
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An old kind of court session, in old-fashioned use.
Exemple
- I heard the judge say at size that no one is above the law.
- The judge held the size at the county courthouse.
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An old rule or law, in old-fashioned use.
Exemple
- The town enforced a strict size on bread prices.
- Bakers were fined for breaking the size.
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An old rule that sets how much must be paid in fees or taxes.
Exemple
- The guild set a size for every apprentice's dues.
- A new size was announced for the yearly market tax.
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An old fixed standard for the amount of food or drink sold.
Exemple
- The innkeeper was fined for short sizes of ale.
- The size of a loaf was set by law.
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In math, the number of edges in a graph.
Exemple
- The graph's size is twelve, so it has twelve edges.
- The program runs in time based on the size of the graph.
