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space

  • noun
  • spās

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.

Other meanings

  1. The distance between objects.

  2. A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes or to do something).

Synonyms

  • infinite

Example sentences

  • “How would a space elevator be maintained?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “We want this to be a safe space.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “Space exploration opens the door to endless possibilities.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "spatium".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “space” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.