A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol
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An act of measuring.
: the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt
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An estimate.
The record of philosophy vis-à-vis silence is generally dismal, as good a gauge as any to its overall failure.
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