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- [span]
- /spæn/
- /spæn/
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- [span]
- /spæn/
Definitions of spanned word
- noun spanned the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended. 1
- noun spanned a unit of length corresponding to this distance, commonly taken as 9 inches (23 cm). 1
- noun spanned a distance, amount, piece, etc., of this length or of some small extent: a span of lace. 1
- noun spanned Civil Engineering, Architecture. the distance between two supports of a structure. the structure so supported. the distance or space between two supports of a bridge. 1
- noun spanned the full extent, stretch, or reach of anything: a long span of memory. 1
- noun spanned Aeronautics. the distance between the wing tips of an airplane. 1
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Origin of spanned
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English spanne, sponne, spayn, Old English span(n), spon(n); cognate with German Spanne, Dutch span, Old Norse spǫnn; (v.) Middle English spaynen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Spanned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spanned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% 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.
spanned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spanned
verb spanned
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- cambered — Having camber.
- consociated — Simple past tense and past participle of consociate.
- craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- forded — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
noun spanned
- girthed — Of a sizeable girth; portly.
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