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  1. noun The condition or quality of being deep.
  2. noun The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward: dove to a depth of 30 feet; shelves with enough depth to store the large boxes.
  3. noun The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting.
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  • I don't know if it was this deep on purpose or if the depth was accidental. —  Karin Slaughter - Blindsighted
  • Too, when he hit the bottom-the depth was about fifteen feet-the heavy steel axle at once embedded in the bottom, and the water leaned him over threw him out flat on the bottom, complicating the business of getting loose They had not searched him, so he still had his pocket knife. —  162 - Three Times a Corpse
  • It also determines the accessible surface area and residue-depth, which is the distance of a residue from the surface of the protein. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Luckily, for San Antonio, the depth is a lot better equipped to handle an injury like this as opposed to last year. —  HoopsVibe
  • Even taking into consideration the need for corner infielders, I think the depth is there. —  MVN
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English depthe, from dep, deep; see deep.

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  1. from Middle English depthe (not in Anglo-Saxon) = Dutch diepte = Icelandic dȳpt =Danish dybde = Gothic (Moesogothic) diupitha, depth: with formative -th, from Middle English dep, English deep: see deep, adjective, and cf. deep, n.
 

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