1span 
/ˈspæn/ noun
plural spans /ˈspæn/ noun [count] 1 : the period of time between two dates or events
▪ a 25-year span ▪ a brief time span — often + of ▪ a brief span of time ▪ The symphonies were composed over a span of eight years. ▪ I received two job offers within the span of a week. — see also attention span, life span 2 : the part of a bridge or other structure that goes across a space from one support to another 3 : the width of something from one side to the other — often + of ▪ the span of his shoulders ▪ It's a span of a few hundred miles to cross the state. — see also wingspan
▪ a 25-year span ▪ a brief time span — often + of ▪ a brief span of time ▪ The symphonies were composed over a span of eight years. ▪ I received two job offers within the span of a week. — see also attention span, life span
— see also spic-and-span
