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span
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- pronunciation:
- spaen
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the stretch or reach between two points.
The span from one end of the city to the other is about twenty miles.- synonyms:
- distance, length
- similar words:
- size
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| definition 2: |
the length of time.
He had a short life span.- synonyms:
- duration, length, term
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| definition 3: |
the section or distance between two supports.
The span of that bridge is the longest in the world. |
| related words: |
age, arch, extent, length, life, pair, period, term, time, year |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spans, spanning, spanned |
| definition: |
to stretch or reach over or across.
The bridge spans the river.Her life spanned eighty years.
- synonyms:
- bridge, cross
- similar words:
- extend over, reach over, stretch over
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| related words: |
reach, skip |
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