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How to pronounce space
Say it like this: /ˈspeɪs/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does space mean?
nounUnlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
“But neere him, thy Angell / Becomes a feare: as being o're-powr'd, therefore / Make ſpace enough betweene you.”
A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
“They also wanted a larger garden and more space for home working.”
A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
“Space is the Phantasme of a Thing existing without the Mind simply.”
verbTo roam, walk, wander.
“But she as Fayes are wont, in priuie place / Did spend her dayes, and lov'd in forests wyld to space.”
To set some distance apart.
“The cities are evenly spaced.”
To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
“This paragraph seems badly spaced.”
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