Usage Note
Lunghezza is the abstract noun from lungo ('long'), with the 'gh' kept hard before the 'e'. The idiom essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda means 'to be on the same wavelength'. For length of time, Italians more often say durata.
Examples
"La lunghezza del tavolo è due metri."
Natural Translation
The length of the table is two metres.
Literal Translation
The length of-the table is two metres.
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