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If something s____ a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time.If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time.His professional career spanned 16 years.The film spans almost a quarter-century.Lining a corridor is a wall of photographs spanning his rugby days. nounA span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens .The batteries had a life span of six hours.Gradually the time span between sessions will increase.Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it.His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short.Young children have a limited attention span.The span of something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other.It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span.The hip joint is a hand span below the waist.verbIf something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time.His professional career spanned 16 years.The film spans almost a quarter-century.Lining a corridor is a wall of photographs spanning his rugby days.If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it.Bernstein's compositions spanned all aspects of music, from symphonies to musicals....a remarkable man whose interests spanned almost every aspect of nature.A bridge or other structure that spans something such as a river or a valley stretches right across it.Travellers cross a footbridge that spans a little stream....the humped iron bridge spanning the railway.Floors can span 100 metres without any visible means of support. C1

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span spansspanningspanned

query	If something s____ a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time.If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time. His professional career spanned 16 years. The film spans almost a quarter-century. Lining a corridor is a wall of photographs spanning his rugby days.
word	span
full-definition	noun A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens . The batteries had a life span of six hours. Gradually the time span between sessions will increase. Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it. His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short. Young children have a limited attention span. The span of something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other. It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span. The hip joint is a hand span below the waist. verb If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time. His professional career spanned 16 years. The film spans almost a quarter-century. Lining a corridor is a wall of photographs spanning his rugby days. If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it. Bernstein's compositions spanned all aspects of music, from symphonies to musicals. ...a remarkable man whose interests spanned almost every aspect of nature. A bridge or other structure that spans something such as a river or a valley stretches right across it. Travellers cross a footbridge that spans a little stream. ...the humped iron bridge spanning the railway. Floors can span 100 metres without any visible means of support.
inflections	spansspanningspanned
cefr-level	C1

Period Span Time Spanned Spanning Long Lasts Relates