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    Space

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the unlimited expanse in which everything is located 2 | noun | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) 3 | noun | an area reserved for some particular purpose 4 | noun | any location outside the Earth's atmosphere 5 | noun | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing 6 | noun | the interval between two times 7 | noun | a blank area 8 | noun | one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff (10 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    sp'eys (IPA: spˈeɪs)

    Hyphenation

    space (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1300 (High Middle ages) (725 years ago)

    1703 (322 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 750th most common (1 in 7692 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)

    spoken: 848th most common (1 in 12658 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    spaces | spaced | spacing

    Synonyms

    infinite | outer space | blank | distance | blank space | place | quad (total: 7)

    Narrower terms

    absolute space | mathematical space | outer space | phase space | space | topological space | angle | cavity | compartment | crenel | crenelle | emptiness | enclosed space | enclosure | expanse | ... (total: 49)

    Broader terms

    attribute | amorphous shape | location | area | country | infinite | space | character | grapheme | graphic symbol | interval | time interval | expanse | surface area | type | ... (total: 21)

    Rhymes

    apace | base | brace | case | chase | dace | debase | deface | disgrace | displace | efface | embrace | encase | erase | face | ... (total: 29) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    apace | spacer | spacey | spade | spake | spare | spate (total: 7)

    Anagrams

    capes | paces | scape

    Phrases

    blank space | breathing space | dead-air space | deep space | double-space | Euclidean space | Hilbert space | intergalactic space | interplanetary space | interstellar space | ... (total: 41)

    Other notable uses

    Space (US population: 990 people, white: 82%)

    Space (James A. Michener) | Calculating Space (Konrad Zuse) | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)

    Zathura: A Space Adventure | Vegas in Space | The Race for Space | The Chicken from Outer Space | The Cat from Outer Space | ... (total: 38)

    space.com | space.net | space.org | space.edu | space.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "#, " to a proofreader | "Star Trek" setting | "The final frontier" | "_____, the final frontier..." | #, to a proofreader | #, to a typesetter | 1982 Michener epic | Berth | Breathing room | Elbowroom | ... (total: 25) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??7-7223

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