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masculine

/esˈpaθjo/ ES

/esˈpasjo/ MX

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Translation

space, room, area, outer space

Word origin

From Latin spatium ('space, room, interval'). The same root gives the English words below.

Origin: Latin
Root: spatium
English cognates: space, spatial

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralespacios

Examples

The flat is small but it has a lot of useful space.

primer Yuri Gagarin.

The first human being in outer space was Yuri Gagarin.

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I need more space to work, this table is too small.

Set aside a slot in your diary for this meeting.

In the space of a week I finished the whole book.

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This word is part of lesson 16.