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Definition magnitude in American English

magnitude noun

noun
/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/
Example

We hadn't grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing.

Example

We were up against a world crisis of considerable magnitude.

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1.1

size, either great or small

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2

the strength of an earthquake, measured with numbers from 1 to 10, where 10 is the most powerful

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3

the brightness of a star, shown as a number

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Definition magnitude in American English