"span" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spæn/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /spæːn/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-span.ogg Forms: spans [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Middle English spanne, from Old English spann, from Proto-Germanic *spannō (“span, handbreadth”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, German Spanne. The sense “pair of horses” is probably from Old English ġespan, ġespann (“a joining; a fastening together; clasp; yoke”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Dutch gespan, German Gespann. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spanne}} Middle English spanne, {{inh|en|ang|spann}} Old English spann, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spannō|t=span, handbreadth}} Proto-Germanic *spannō (“span, handbreadth”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-|t=to stretch}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”), {{cog|nl|span}} Dutch span, {{cog|de|Spanne}} German Spanne, {{cog|ang|ġespan}} Old English ġespan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro}} Proto-West Germanic [Term?], {{cog|nl|gespan}} Dutch gespan, {{cog|de|Gespann}} German Gespann Head templates: {{en-noun}} span (plural spans)
  1. The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length. Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-MNm2A75p Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 14 1 2 7 3 1 10 11 15 1 2 1 4 12 1 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Ugaritic translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 15 2 1 8 2 2 20 13 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations: 15 14 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 12 14 2 2 8 3 2 20 14 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ugaritic translations: 12 14 2 2 10 3 2 19 13 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1
  2. Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm. Categories (topical): Units of measure Translations (Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand): σπιθαμή (spithamḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), شِبْر (šibr) [masculine] (Arabic), شبر (šbar) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), թիզ (tʻiz) (Armenian), ҡарыш (qarış) (Bashkir), педя (pedja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pam [masculine] (Catalan), بست (bist) (Central Kurdish), píď [feminine] (Czech), spand [common-gender] (Danish), sponn [feminine] (Faroese), vaaksa (Finnish), empan [masculine] (French), palmo [masculine] (Galician), Spanne [feminine] (German), זֶרֶת (zéret) [feminine] (Hebrew), arasz (Hungarian), réise [feminine] (Irish), spanna (Italian), сүйем (süiem) (Kazakh), карыш (karış) (Kyrgyz), сөөм (sööm) (Kyrgyz), whanga (Maori), قارش (karış) (Ottoman Turkish), وجب (vajab) (Persian), بدست (badast) (Persian), piędź [feminine] (Polish), palmo [masculine] (Portuguese), пядь (pjadʹ) [feminine] (Russian), карыш (karïš) (Southern Altai), сӧӧм (sööm) (Southern Altai), palmo [masculine] (Spanish), cuarta [feminine] (Spanish), shibiri (Swahili), damak (Tagalog), sandamak (Tagalog), జాన (jāna) (Telugu), raso (Tocharian B), karış (Turkish), 𐎜𐎉 (ủṭ) (Ugaritic), п'ядь (pʺjadʹ) (Ukrainian), aspagne [feminine] (Walloon), sban [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-c53uTjyj Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 14 1 2 7 3 1 10 11 15 1 2 1 4 12 1 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ugaritic translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 19 1 1 4 1 2 12 9 10 0 3 2 3 10 5 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 15 2 1 8 2 2 20 13 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 2 2 7 3 2 13 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 11 2 2 6 3 2 10 9 14 1 4 3 5 13 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 10 2 2 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations: 15 14 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 11 2 1 8 3 2 13 9 13 1 4 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 1 1 6 2 1 12 11 15 0 3 2 4 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 12 14 2 2 8 3 2 20 14 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ugaritic translations: 12 14 2 2 10 3 2 19 13 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1 Disambiguation of 'Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand': 29 43 1 3 3 3 1 5 7 5 0
  3. (by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time. Tags: broadly Translations (small space or a brief portion of time): късо разстояние (kǎso razstojanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), кратко време (kratko vreme) [neuter] (Bulgarian), període (Catalan), vaaksa (english: space) (Finnish), hetki [time] (Finnish), kiterjedés (english: chiefly space) (Hungarian), szakasz (Hungarian), köz (Hungarian), táv (Hungarian), időtartam [time] (Hungarian), leforgás (Hungarian), seal [masculine] (Irish), periodo (Italian), lasso di tempo [masculine] (Italian), período (Portuguese), пери́од (períod) [masculine] (Russian), lapso [masculine] (Spanish), intervalo [masculine] (Spanish), пері́од (períod) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-EZkB9zrx Disambiguation of 'small space or a brief portion of time': 1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 3 9 0
  4. A portion of something by length; a subsequence.
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-EwRnuary
  5. (architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports. Categories (topical): Architecture, Construction Translations (spread between supports): aşırım (Azerbaijani), просвет (prosvet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), jänneväli (Finnish), fesztáv (Hungarian), ívnyílás (Hungarian), luce (Italian), campata [feminine] (Italian), portata [feminine] (Italian), tāwhana (Maori), spennvidde [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), spennvidd [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), spennvidde [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), przęsło [neuter] (Polish), vão [masculine] (Portuguese), пролёт (proljót) (Russian), luz [feminine] (Spanish), spann [neuter] (Swedish), перекриття́ (perekryttjá) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-JkmP3ogg Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 9 2 1 11 5 2 13 8 13 1 2 2 4 10 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1 Topics: architecture, business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'spread between supports': 3 4 2 2 43 29 3 4 5 4 1
  6. (architecture, construction) The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports. Categories (topical): Architecture, Construction
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-SmEw9VZO Topics: architecture, business, construction, manufacturing
  7. (nautical) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-SuHGDS03 Topics: nautical, transport
  8. (US, Canada) A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action. Tags: Canada, US Translations (pair of horses or other animals): впряг (vprjag) [masculine] (Bulgarian), span [neuter] (Dutch), parivaljakko (Finnish), fogat (Hungarian), pár (Hungarian), spann [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-DMoANICW Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ugaritic translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 10 2 1 7 3 3 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 15 2 1 8 2 2 20 13 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 2 2 7 3 2 13 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 10 2 2 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations: 15 14 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 9 2 1 11 5 2 13 8 13 1 2 2 4 10 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 10 2 2 8 3 2 12 9 13 1 3 3 4 11 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 11 2 1 8 3 2 13 9 13 1 4 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 1 1 6 2 1 12 11 15 0 3 2 4 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 12 14 2 2 8 3 2 20 14 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 10 2 1 7 2 2 14 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ugaritic translations: 12 14 2 2 10 3 2 19 13 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 10 2 2 7 3 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1 Disambiguation of 'pair of horses or other animals': 8 5 1 1 5 1 2 59 10 7 0
  9. (mathematics) The space of all linear combinations of vectors within a set. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Units of measure Translations (mathematics: the space of all linear combinations of something): viritelmä (Finnish), espaço gerado (Portuguese), spann [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-RhP9yWT4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 14 1 2 7 3 1 10 11 15 1 2 1 4 12 1 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Ugaritic translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 15 2 1 8 2 2 20 13 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations: 15 14 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 1 1 6 2 1 12 11 15 0 3 2 4 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 12 14 2 2 8 3 2 20 14 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ugaritic translations: 12 14 2 2 10 3 2 19 13 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: the space of all linear combinations of something': 8 5 3 1 4 1 1 10 57 9 0
  10. (computing) The time required to execute a parallel algorithm on an infinite number of processors, i.e. the shortest distance across a directed acyclic graph representing the computation steps. Categories (topical): Computing, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-B0VTvP~j Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 14 1 2 7 3 1 10 11 15 1 2 1 4 12 1 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ugaritic translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 11 1 2 5 2 2 11 10 20 1 3 2 4 13 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 10 3 5 9 4 4 17 11 24 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 15 2 2 9 3 2 18 14 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 15 3 2 11 3 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 10 2 1 7 3 3 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 13 12 1 1 7 1 1 17 15 32 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 14 3 2 12 5 3 17 12 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 15 2 1 8 2 2 20 13 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 15 3 3 8 4 3 15 14 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 2 2 7 3 2 13 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 11 2 2 6 3 2 10 9 14 1 4 3 5 13 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 11 2 2 6 3 2 10 10 17 1 3 2 4 12 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 12 14 3 2 12 5 3 16 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 10 2 4 8 3 2 10 8 22 1 2 1 3 11 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 11 1 2 6 2 2 11 10 18 1 3 2 4 13 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 15 3 2 10 3 3 19 13 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 10 2 2 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations: 15 14 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 14 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 9 2 1 11 5 2 13 8 13 1 2 2 4 10 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 10 2 2 8 3 2 12 9 13 1 3 3 4 11 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 11 2 1 8 3 2 13 9 13 1 4 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 16 2 2 8 3 2 15 15 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 13 14 1 1 6 1 1 17 15 32 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 1 1 6 2 1 12 11 15 0 3 2 4 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 12 14 2 2 8 3 2 20 14 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 10 2 1 7 2 2 14 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 15 3 2 10 4 3 19 13 20 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 12 13 2 2 11 3 2 19 13 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 9 14 1 1 7 2 1 16 13 37 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ugaritic translations: 12 14 2 2 10 3 2 19 13 22 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 10 2 2 7 3 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 14 3 2 10 4 3 17 14 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 12 16 3 3 8 4 3 15 14 21 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  11. wingspan of a plane or bird
    Sense id: en-span-en-noun-hj0DbXQ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spang [Scotland], chord Translations (length between supports): jänneväli (Finnish), szárnytávolság (Hungarian), fesztávolság (Hungarian), tāwhana (Maori), пролёт (proljót) (Russian), spann [neuter] (Swedish), перекриття́ (perekryttjá) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Verb

IPA: /spæn/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /spæːn/ [General-Australian] Forms: spans [present, singular, third-person], spanning [participle, present], spanned [participle, past], spanned [past]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Middle English spannen, from Old English spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną (“to stretch, span”). Cognate with German spannen, Dutch spannen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spannen}} Middle English spannen, {{inh|en|ang|spannan}} Old English spannan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spannaną|t=to stretch, span}} Proto-Germanic *spannaną (“to stretch, span”), {{cog|de|spannen}} German spannen, {{cog|nl|spannen}} Dutch spannen Head templates: {{en-verb}} span (third-person singular simple present spans, present participle spanning, simple past and past participle spanned)
  1. (transitive) To extend through the distance between or across. Tags: transitive Translations (to extend through the distance between or across): uzanmaq (Azerbaijani), обхващам (obhvaštam) (Bulgarian), kulkea (Finnish), couvrir (French), chevaucher (French), überspannen (German), einnehmen (German), átível (Hungarian), áthidal (Hungarian), coprire (Italian), apim̃ti (Lithuanian), tūhāngai (Maori), tīpae (Maori), preklenúť (Slovak), cubrir (Spanish), spänna över (Swedish), sträcka sig över (Swedish), охо́плювати (oxópljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), охопи́ти (oxopýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-RAabgFPl Disambiguation of 'to extend through the distance between or across': 78 16 2 1 2 1
  2. (transitive) To extend through (a time period). Tags: transitive Translations (to extend through a time period): обхващам (obhvaštam) (Bulgarian), kattaa (Finnish), couvrir (French), s’étendre (French), felölel (Hungarian), obejmować (Polish), mieć zasięg (Polish), rozciągać się (Polish), abranger (Portuguese), abarcar (Spanish), spänna över (Swedish), sträcka sig över (Swedish), охо́плювати (oxópljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), охопи́ти (oxopýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-4T8o3uXn Disambiguation of 'to extend through a time period': 13 82 2 1 2 1
  3. (transitive) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object. Tags: transitive Translations (to measure by the span of the hand): قارشلامق (karışlamak) (Ottoman Turkish), karışlamak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-Sm6ESomB Disambiguation of 'to measure by the span of the hand': 0 0 100 0 0 0
  4. (mathematics) To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Units of measure Translations (mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations): aufspannen (German), spänna upp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-i-tMkzkB Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 14 1 2 7 3 1 10 11 15 1 2 1 4 12 1 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 1 1 7 2 1 13 12 11 0 2 1 3 14 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 10 2 1 7 3 3 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 2 2 7 3 2 13 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 11 2 2 6 3 2 10 9 14 1 4 3 5 13 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 10 2 2 7 2 2 13 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 10 2 2 8 3 2 12 9 13 1 3 3 4 11 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 11 2 1 8 3 2 13 9 13 1 4 2 4 11 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 1 1 6 2 1 12 11 15 0 3 2 4 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 10 2 1 7 2 2 14 10 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 11 2 1 7 2 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 12 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 10 2 2 7 3 2 14 9 14 1 3 2 4 11 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 10 7 14 40 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 10 7 14 40 23 7 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations': 1 1 3 91 2 1
  5. (intransitive, US, dated) To be matched, as horses. Tags: US, dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-jn5NB-Ai Categories (other): American English
  6. (transitive) To fetter, as a horse; to hobble. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-lIOtNHSn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /spæn/ [General-American, General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Middle English span, from Old English spann, from Proto-Germanic *spann, first and third person singular preterit indicative of Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (“to spin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|span}} Middle English span, {{inh|en|ang|spann}} Old English spann, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spann}} Proto-Germanic *spann, {{der|en|gem-pro|*spinnaną|t=to spin}} Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (“to spin”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} span
  1. (dated, now uncommon) simple past of spin Tags: dated, form-of, past, uncommon Form of: spin Synonyms: spun [common] Derived forms: wheelspan [verb] Related terms: span-new (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-span-en-verb-fRLp4Bth
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arm span"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "attention span"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "cospan"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "drawspan"
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      "word": "forspan"
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      "word": "gerospan"
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      "word": "healthspan"
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          "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "code": "alt",
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          "_dis": "12 15 3 2 10 4 3 18 13 20 1",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "12 14 3 2 12 5 3 16 13 21 1",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 16 2 2 9 3 3 22 13 19 1",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 13 1 1 9 2 1 20 17 21 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 2 1 11 5 2 13 8 13 1 2 2 4 10 9 2",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 17 3 2 10 4 3 20 12 18 1",
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          "name": "Terms with Persian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 16 2 2 8 3 2 15 15 22 1",
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 14 1 1 6 1 1 17 15 32 0",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "9 14 1 1 7 2 1 16 13 37 0",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "ref": "2017, Ananya Kumar, Guy E. Blelloch, Robert Harper, “Parallel Functional Arrays”, in ACM SIGPLAN Notices, →DOI:",
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      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "jänneväli"
    },
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      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "szárnytávolság"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "fesztávolság"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "tāwhana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
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      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "пролёт"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
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      "sense": "length between supports",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 8 1 8 33 30 3 3 4 4 1",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekryttjá",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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}

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    },
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      },
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        "(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "uzanmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obhvaštam",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "обхващам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "kulkea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "couvrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "chevaucher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "überspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "einnehmen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "átível"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "áthidal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "coprire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "apim̃ti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "tūhāngai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "tīpae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "preklenúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "cubrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "spänna över"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "word": "sträcka sig över"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "охо́плювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 16 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oxopýty",
          "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "охопи́ти"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The parking lot spans three acres.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The novel spans three centuries.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To extend through (a time period)."
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        "(transitive) To extend through (a time period)."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obhvaštam",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "обхващам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "kattaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "couvrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "s’étendre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "felölel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "obejmować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "mieć zasięg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "rozciągać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "abranger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "abarcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "spänna över"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "word": "sträcka sig över"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oxópljuvaty",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "охо́плювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 82 2 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oxopýty",
          "sense": "to extend through a time period",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "охопи́ти"
        }
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          "text": "to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 48:13, column 2:",
          "text": "Mine hand alſo hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath ſpanned the heauens: when I call vnto them, they ſtand vp together.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "(architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports."
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        "architecture",
        "business",
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        "manufacturing"
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        "architecture",
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
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        "(nautical) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used."
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        "transport"
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        "Canadian English"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šibr",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شِبْر"
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      "code": "ary",
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      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻiz",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "թիզ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qarış",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "ҡарыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pedja",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "педя"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pam"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "píď"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spand"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sponn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "vaaksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "empan"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Spanne"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "spithamḗ",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σπιθαμή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zéret",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "זֶרֶת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "arasz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "réise"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "spanna"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "süiem",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "сүйем"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bist",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "بست"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "karış",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "карыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "sööm",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "сөөм"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "whanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "karış",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "قارش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vajab",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "وجب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "badast",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "بدست"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piędź"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pjadʹ",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пядь"
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    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "karïš",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "карыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "sööm",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "сӧӧм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuarta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "shibiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "damak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "sandamak"
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    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "jāna",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "జాన"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "raso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "karış"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ủṭ",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "𐎜𐎉"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pʺjadʹ",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "word": "п'ядь"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aspagne"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sban"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kǎso razstojanie",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "късо разстояние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kratko vreme",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кратко време"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "període"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "space",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "vaaksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ],
      "word": "hetki"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "chiefly space",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "kiterjedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "szakasz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "köz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "táv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ],
      "word": "időtartam"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "leforgás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "periodo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lasso di tempo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "word": "período"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "períod",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пери́од"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lapso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intervalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "períod",
      "sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пері́од"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "aşırım"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prosvet",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "просвет"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "jänneväli"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "fesztáv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "ívnyílás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "luce"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "campata"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "portata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "tāwhana"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spennvidde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spennvidd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spennvidde"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przęsło"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proljót",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "word": "пролёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spann"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekryttjá",
      "sense": "spread between supports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "перекриття́"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "jänneväli"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "szárnytávolság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "fesztávolság"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "tāwhana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proljót",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "word": "пролёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spann"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekryttjá",
      "sense": "length between supports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "перекриття́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vprjag",
      "sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "впряг"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "span"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
      "word": "parivaljakko"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
      "word": "fogat"
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        "(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across."
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        "(transitive) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object."
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "uzanmaq"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obhvaštam",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "обхващам"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "kulkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "couvrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "chevaucher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "überspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "einnehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "átível"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "áthidal"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "coprire"
    },
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "apim̃ti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "tūhāngai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "tīpae"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "preklenúť"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "cubrir"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "spänna över"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "word": "sträcka sig över"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oxópljuvaty",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "охо́плювати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "oxopýty",
      "sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
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      "word": "охопи́ти"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obhvaštam",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "обхващам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "kattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "couvrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "s’étendre"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "felölel"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "obejmować"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "mieć zasięg"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "rozciągać się"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "abranger"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "abarcar"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "spänna över"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to extend through a time period",
      "word": "sträcka sig över"
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "karışlamak",
      "sense": "to measure by the span of the hand",
      "word": "قارشلامق"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to measure by the span of the hand",
      "word": "karışlamak"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations",
      "word": "aufspannen"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations",
      "word": "spänna upp"
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          "ref": "1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:",
          "text": "But when Adam delued, and Eue ſpan,\nVVho was then a Gentleman?",
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          "text": "So they went in to where Gudruda sat spinning in the hall, singing as she span.",
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          "ref": "2014 September 29, Reuters, “Five spectators in critical condition following stunt truck accident”, in Irish Independent, archived from the original on 2016-03-11:",
          "text": "Five spectators remained in critical condition on Monday, a day after they were injured when a giant pick-up truck span out of control during a stunt show in a Dutch town, killing three people, local officials said.",
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}

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