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Spanne.

span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃpanə/
  1. span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)

    feminine
  2. span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger) span (semi-standardised measure of length)

    feminine · historical
  3. range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)

    feminine
  4. range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum) span; period of time

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, English span.

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