/speɪs/
Translation
The area far above the sky where the stars and planets are, or an empty area between things.
Word origin
From Latin spatium, meaning room or distance.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- spatium
- English cognates
- spacious
Grammar
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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