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"derived": [
{
"_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"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "clearspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "cospan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "drawspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "endspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "eyespan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "forspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gerospan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "handspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "healthspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "inspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "knot span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "legspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "life span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "lifespan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "linear span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "linkspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "long-span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mainspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "makespan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "memory span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "midspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "outspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "overspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "palmspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span block"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span counter"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span iron"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanless"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spannable"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanned → unspanned"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanner"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanning → multi-"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "overspanning"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span of control"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span roof"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "span shackle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanwise"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanworm"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "spick and span",
"word": "spick-and-span"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "subspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "supraspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tetraspan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "timespan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "widespan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wingspan"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "spanne"
},
"expansion": "Middle English spanne",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "spann"
},
"expansion": "Old English spann",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*spannō",
"t": "span, handbreadth"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spannō (“span, handbreadth”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "span"
},
"expansion": "Dutch span",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "spanne"
},
"expansion": "spanne",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Spanne"
},
"expansion": "German Spanne",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ġespan"
},
"expansion": "Old English ġespan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ġespann",
"t": "a joining; a fastening together; clasp; yoke"
},
"expansion": "ġespann (“a joining; a fastening together; clasp; yoke”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic [Term?]",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gespan"
},
"expansion": "Dutch gespan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Gespann"
},
"expansion": "German Gespann",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English spanne, from Old English spann, from Proto-Germanic *spannō (“span, handbreadth”). 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.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "spans",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "span (plural spans)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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"tags": [
"Scotland"
],
"word": "spang"
},
{
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"word": "chord"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "11 23 2 4 14 4 7 12 4 19 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"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."
],
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"links": [
[
"full",
"full"
],
[
"width",
"width"
],
[
"open",
"open"
],
[
"hand",
"hand"
],
[
"end",
"end"
],
[
"thumb",
"thumb"
],
[
"little finger",
"little finger"
],
[
"use",
"use"
],
[
"informal",
"informal"
],
[
"unit",
"unit of measure"
],
[
"length",
"length"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "11 23 2 4 14 4 7 12 4 19 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 24 2 1 6 1 3 10 2 10 1 3 3 3 4 6 2 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English heteronyms",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 16 1 6 8 7 2 4 6 18 1 3 2 4 6 2 1 8",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Units of measure",
"orig": "en:Units of measure",
"parents": [
"Metrology",
"Quantity",
"Applied sciences",
"Mathematics",
"Sciences",
"Formal sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"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."
],
"id": "en-span-en-noun-c53uTjyj",
"links": [
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"various",
"various"
],
[
"traditional",
"traditional"
],
[
"unit",
"unit of measure"
],
[
"length",
"length"
],
[
"approximating",
"approximating"
],
[
"distance",
"distance"
],
[
"especially",
"especially"
],
[
"English",
"English"
],
[
"handspan",
"handspan"
],
[
"inch",
"inch"
],
[
"form",
"form"
],
[
"fathom",
"fathom"
],
[
"equivalent",
"equivalent"
],
[
"cm",
"centimeter"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šbar",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "شبر"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿiz",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "թիզ"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pam"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "píď"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spand"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sponn"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "vaaksa"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "empan"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "palmo"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Spanne"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "arasz"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "réise"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "spanna"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "süiem",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "сүйем"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bist",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "بست"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "whanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "karış",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "قارش"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "vajab",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "وجب"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "badast",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "بدست"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piędź"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "palmo"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "palmo"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cuarta"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "shibiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "damak"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "sandamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "jāna",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "జాన"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "raso"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "karış"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "ủṭ",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"word": "𐎜𐎉"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aspagne"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 40 1 11 2 9 2 2 2 4 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sban"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has a short attention span and gets bored within minutes.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1699, George Farquhar, The Constant Couple",
"text": "Life's but a span; I'll every inch enjoy.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2007, John Zerzan, Silence",
"text": "The unsilent present is a time of evaporating attention spans,",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A small space or a brief portion of time."
],
"id": "en-span-en-noun-EZkB9zrx",
"raw_glosses": [
"(by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time."
],
"tags": [
"broadly"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kǎso razstojanie",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "късо разстояние"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kratko vreme",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кратко време"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "període"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "fi",
"english": "space",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "vaaksa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"topics": [
"time"
],
"word": "hetki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"english": "chiefly space",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "kiterjedés"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "szakasz"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "köz"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "táv"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"topics": [
"time"
],
"word": "időtartam"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "leforgás"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"word": "periodo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 78 6 0 0 1 1 2 9 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small space or a brief portion of time",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lasso di tempo"
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"masculine"
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"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": "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"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
"word": "pár"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pair of horses or other animals",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spann"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mathematics: the space of all linear combinations of something",
"word": "viritelmä"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mathematics: the space of all linear combinations of something",
"word": "espaço gerado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mathematics: the space of all linear combinations of something",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spann"
}
],
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"span"
],
"word": "span"
}
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"English irregular simple past forms",
"English lemmas",
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"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Rhymes:English/æn/1 syllable",
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"West Frisian lemmas",
"West Frisian neuter nouns",
"West Frisian nouns",
"West Frisian terms derived from Dutch",
"West Frisian terms derived from Low German",
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "spannen"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "spannan"
},
"expansion": "Old English spannan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*spannaną",
"t": "to stretch, span"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"args": {
"1": "de",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "spannen"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
"form": "spans",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "spanning",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "spanned",
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "spanned",
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"past"
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}
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"English transitive verbs"
],
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{
"text": "The suspension bridge spanned the canyon."
},
{
"ref": "2023 March 8, “Network News: Grant for repairs at Gaunless Bridge”, in RAIL, number 978, page 9",
"text": "Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by George Stephenson to span the River Gaunless in West Auckland, forming part of a line serving Witton Park Colliery.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To extend through the distance between or across."
],
"links": [
[
"distance",
"distance"
],
[
"between",
"between"
],
[
"across",
"across"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The parking lot spans three acres."
},
{
"text": "The novel spans three centuries."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To extend through (a time period)."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To extend through (a time period)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Mathematics"
],
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"To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations."
],
"links": [
[
"mathematics",
"mathematics"
],
[
"linear combination",
"linear combination"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(mathematics) To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations."
],
"topics": [
"mathematics",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"American English",
"English dated terms",
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To be matched, as horses."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, US, dated) To be matched, as horses."
],
"tags": [
"US",
"dated",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To fetter, as a horse; to hobble."
],
"links": [
[
"fetter",
"fetter"
],
[
"hobble",
"hobble"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To fetter, as a horse; to hobble."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/spæn/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/spæːn/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-æn"
}
],
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
"word": "uzanmaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obhvaštam",
"sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
"word": "обхващам"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
"word": "coprire"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
"word": "preklenúť"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to extend through the distance between or across",
"word": "cubrir"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "felölel"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "obejmować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "mieć zasięg"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "rozciągać się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "abranger"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "abarcar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "spänna över"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to extend through a time period",
"word": "sträcka sig över"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "karışlamak",
"sense": "to measure by the span of the hand",
"word": "قارشلامق"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to measure by the span of the hand",
"word": "karışlamak"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations",
"word": "aufspannen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mathematics: to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations",
"word": "spänna upp"
}
],
"word": "span"
}
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"English heteronyms",
"English irregular simple past forms",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verb forms",
"Rhymes:English/æn",
"Rhymes:English/æn/1 syllable",
"West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
"West Frisian lemmas",
"West Frisian neuter nouns",
"West Frisian nouns",
"West Frisian terms derived from Dutch",
"West Frisian terms derived from Low German",
"en:Units of measure"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "wheelspan"
}
],
"etymology_number": 3,
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "span"
},
"expansion": "Middle English span",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "spann"
},
"expansion": "Old English spann",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*spann"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spann",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*spinnaną",
"t": "to spin"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (“to spin”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"english": "probably etymologically unrelated",
"word": "span-new"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"English dated terms",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with uncommon senses"
],
"examples": [
{
"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.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"word": "spin"
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"glosses": [
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"links": [
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"spin",
"spin#English"
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"(dated, now uncommon) simple past of spin"
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"tags": [
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/spæn/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"General-Australian",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-æn"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"common"
],
"word": "spun"
}
],
"word": "span"
}
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