Age
Age noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.
Usage example: the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples
Span is a synonym for age in period of time topic. In some cases you can use "Span" instead a noun "Age", when it comes to topics like era, years.
Span
Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.
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Synonyms for Span
Age is a synonym for span in period of time topic. Sometimes you can use "Age" instead a noun "Span".
Nearby Word: spanned
How words are described
| high | high age | high span |
| long | long age | long span |
| exact | exact age | exact span |
| normal | normal age | normal span |
| Other adjectives: natural, specific, middle, certain, average, original, true, reasonable, massive, maximum. | ||
Common collocations
| life | age life | span life |
| millennium | age millennium | span millennium |
| hours | age hours | span hours |
| chapters | age chapters | span chapters |
Both words in one sentence
- There's some indication that they do age, but if so it's very slowly—they look the same age even over a span of 60 years.
Source: The Ageless - The main character's age is changed (the movie is set years later, but her change in age from the first film does not match the time span between the movies).
Source: Broad Strokes -
Not Allowed to Grow Up: Although the events of the series span 14 years of history, the show featured kid characters who never appear to age even while the adults around them do.
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