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Definition: Meaning of, span in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / span /

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  1. a past tense of SPIN
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span spans
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  1. a period of time between two dates or events
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  2. the length of time over which someone's life, ability to pay attention to something etc continues
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  3. the part of a bridge, ARCH etc that goes across from one support to another
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  4. the distance from one side of something to the other
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span spanned spanned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spanning spans
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  1. to include all of a period of time
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  2. to include all of a particular space or area
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  3. if a bridge spans an area of water, especially a river, it goes from one side to the other
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span used in phrases

  • C-SPAN
    1. a CABLE TELEVISION station in the US which broadcasts the meetings of the US Congress and the meetings of its various committees while they are taking place
  • attention span (noun)
    1. the period of time during which you continue to be interested in something
  • span loading (noun)
    1. the ratio of the weight of an aeroplane to its wingspan
  • spic-and-span (adjective)
    1. conspicuously new
    2. completely neat and clean
  • spick and span (adjective)
    1. a room, house etc that is spick and span is completely clean and tidy
  • spick-and-span (adjective)
    1. conspicuously new
    2. completely neat and clean
  • time span (noun)
    1. a period of time
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