Added 2 October 2026
space
/speɪs/ noun
In Latin: spatium Wiktionary
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Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. The distance between objects. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
the first man in space
- The distance between objects. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
verb
Origin
From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas, et al.; and spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- (“to stretch, to pull”). Partially displaced native Old English rum, whence Modern English room.
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