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span
noun
verb
the act of sitting or standing astride
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spæn
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noun
the act of sitting or standing astride
noun
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
noun
the distance or interval between two points
noun
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
noun
two items of the same kind
noun
the complete duration of something
“the job was finished in the span of an hour”
verb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
“Rivers traverse the valley floor”
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the job was finished in the span of an hour
Rivers traverse the valley floor
The parking lot spans 3 acres
The novel spans three centuries
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