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span

Definition

  • noun: the period of time between two dates or events
  • noun: the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand
  • verb: to continue throughout (a period of time)
  • verb: to measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb extended
  • archaic past of 'spin'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: hobble, team, harness

Examples

  • The symphonies were composed over a 'span of' eight years.

  • It's a 'span of' a few hundred miles to cross the state.

  • Her academic interests 'span' a wide variety of topics.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the Roman Empire grows to span thousands of miles. It is an empire nourished by blood and secured by fear. They will take everything you have. They will invite you to their games to watch others suffer (..)
    2016 Ben-Hur