Span and While

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Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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While is a synonym for span in time topic. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Span".

Nearby Word: spanned

While noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: we stayed at the fair for a while longer

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Span is a synonym for while in time topic. You can use "Span" instead a noun "While".

good	good span	good while
low	low span	low while
long	long span	long while
normal	normal span	normal while
Other adjectives: brief, short, single, small, bad, maximum, several, comic, longer.

work	span work	while work
hours	span hours	while hours

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