"double space" meaning in English

See double space in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: double spaces [present, singular, third-person], double spacing [participle, present], double spaced [participle, past], double spaced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double space (third-person singular simple present double spaces, present participle double spacing, simple past and past participle double spaced)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-double_space-en-verb-FjUTmHZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for double space meaning in English (1.3kB)

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