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Meaning of span

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  span
      n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished
           in the span of an hour"
      2: the distance or interval between two points
      3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
         {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
         {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
      4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human
         hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
      5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an
         obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn:
         {bridge}, {span}]
      6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle},
         {span}]
      v 1: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
           traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3
           acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross},
           {traverse}, {span}, {sweep}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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