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Span
see synonyms of spanNoun
1. span
the complete duration of something
Example Sentences:'the job was finished in the span of an hour'
2. span
the distance or interval between two points
3. brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
two items of the same kind
4. span
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5. bridge, span
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
Verb
7. cross, span, sweep, traverse
to cover or extend over an area or time period
Example Sentences:'Rivers traverse the valley floor''The parking lot spans 3 acres''The novel spans three centuries'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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