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attention span

at·ten·tion span
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun uh-ten-shuh n span]
    • /noun əˈtɛn ʃən spæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun uh-ten-shuh n span]
    • /noun əˈtɛn ʃən spæn/

Definitions of attention span words

  • noun attention span the period of time during which someone's attention is held by something in particular 3
  • noun attention span the duration of a person's ability to concentrate or pay attention 3
  • noun attention span the interval during which an individual can concentrate, as on a single object, idea, or activity. 1
  • noun attention span duration of concentration 1
  • noun attention span The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted. 0
See all 5 definitions of attention span

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Origin of attention span

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Attention span

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Attention span

attention span popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

attention span usage trend in Literature

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