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Word: Space
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th century
speɪs
a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
Short Definition:continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied
Examples:- a table took up much of the space
- we shall all be living together in a small space
- he reversed out of the parking space
the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move
Short Definition:dimensions of height, depth, and width
Examples:- the work gives the sense of a journey in space and time
an interval of time (often used to suggest that the time is short considering what has happened or been achieved in it)
Short Definition:interval of time
Examples:- both their cars were stolen in the space of three days
the portion of a text or document available or needed to write about a subject
Short Definition:portion of document needed to write about subject
Examples:- there is no space to give further details
the freedom to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one
Short Definition:freedom to live in way that suits one
Examples:- a teenager needing her own space
one of two possible states of a signal in certain systems.
Short Definition:one of two possible states of signal in certain systems
Word: Space
Speech Type: Verb
speɪs
position (two or more items) at a distance from one another
Short Definition:position two or more items at distance from one another
Examples:- the poles are spaced 3m apart
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