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Definition of span. 1  1 : the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand; also : an English unit of length equal to nine inches (22.9 centimeters)
Hypernyms (span is a kind of...): 2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of span): doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player) Meaning: A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)