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                              noun geographical position  ADJ.  high, low | northern, southern | polar, temperate These birds only survive in temperate latitudes. VERB + LATITUDE  calculate, determine PHRASES  a line of latitude freedom  ADJ.  considerable, great QUANT.  degree Some degree of latitude is required in interpreting the law on this point. VERB + LATITUDE  allow (sb), give sb PREP.  ~ for This method allows very little latitude for error. | ~ in Nowadays, newspapers are allowed considerable latitude in criticizing the government.
                        
                        
 
                        
                            Oxford Collocations Dictionary