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  • 31span — 01. The life [span] of Japanese women is the longest in the world. 02. Many young children today have an approximate attention [span] of about 15 minutes, or the time of a television show between commercials. 03. Raymond Bourque s hockey career… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32span — {{11}}span (n.1) distance between two objects, O.E. span distance between the thumb and little finger of an extended hand, probably related to M.Du. spannen to join, fasten (see SPAN (Cf. span) (n.2)). The Germanic word was borrowed into Medieval …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 33span — [[t]spæ̱n[/t]] spans, spanning, spanned 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens. The batteries had a life span of six hours... Gradually the time span… …

    English dictionary

  • 34Span — Schiefing (bayr.) (umgangssprachlich); Splitter; Speil; Schnitzel; Spreißel; Spältel (österr.) (umgangssprachlich); Speudel (österr.) (umgangssprachlich); Bruchstück; Spleiß; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35span — I UK [spæn] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms span : singular span plural spans 1) the amount of time that something lasts Nearly 100 witnesses testified over a span of 20 days. attention/concentration span (= the period for… …

    English dictionary

  • 36span — span1 /span/, n., v., spanned, spanning. n. 1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended. 2. a unit of length corresponding to this distance, commonly taken as 9 in. (23 cm). 3. a… …

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  • 37span — span1 [spæn] a past tense of ↑spin span 2 span2 n [: Old English; Origin: spann] 1.) a period of time between two dates or events over/within/in a span of sth ▪ Over a span of ten years, the company has made great progress. ▪ It ll be difficult… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38span — span1 [ spæn ] noun count usually singular 1. ) the amount of time that something lasts: Nearly 100 witnesses testified over a span of 20 days. attention/concentration span (=the period for which you can concentrate): Kids these days have a very… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39span — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the full extent from end to end in space or time (the span of a bridge; the whole span of history). 2 each arch or part of a bridge between piers or supports. 3 the maximum lateral extent of an aeroplane, its wing, a bird s wing,… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40span — n. 1) a brief span 2) an attention; life; memory span 3) in a span (in the brief span of ten years) * * * [spæn] life memory span a brief span an attention in a span (in the brief span of ten years) …

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