/speɪs/

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Meaning

The area far above the sky where the stars and planets are, or an empty area between things.

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Word origin

From Latin spatium, meaning room or distance.

Origin
Latin
Root
spatium
English cognates
spacious

Grammar

Gender
Pluralspaces

Examples

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"Space" is the area above the sky where the stars are.

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"Space" here means a small empty gap.

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"Space" here means room for something.

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This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 11: space, fair, sea and 7 more words.