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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gigan
"우리는 짧은 기간 동안 많은 것을 배웠습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The length of time over which something continues or takes place.
"The project must be completed within a time-span of six months." - 2
A designated period separating two events or marking the duration of an existence.
"Over a short time-span, dramatic technological advancements transformed the industry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English 'tīma' (meaning time, period, or season) and the Old English 'spannan' (meaning to stretch, extend, or connect). First appearing in Middle English and later consolidated in the 19th century, it reflects the literal visualization of time as a continuous distance or measurement that can be spanned.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Time-span" is said worldwide
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Zeitspanne
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtˌʃpanə
"Dieses Projekt erfordert eine lange Zeitspanne."
arco di tempo
Transliteration: ˈarko di ˈtɛmpo
"Il cambiamento è avvenuto in un breve arco di tempo."
lapso de tiempo
Transliteration: ˈlapso de ˈtjempo
"Completamos la tarea en un lapso de tiempo muy corto."
período de tempo
Transliteration: peˈɾiudu dʒi ˈtẽpu
"O evento ocorreu em um curto período de tempo."
समयावधि
Transliteration: samayavadhi
"इस परियोजना को एक निश्चित समयावधि में पूरा करना होगा।"
时间跨度
Transliteration: shíjiān kuàdù
"这项研究涵盖了很长的时间跨度。"
기간
Transliteration: gigan
"우리는 짧은 기간 동안 많은 것을 배웠습니다."
期間
Transliteration: kikan
"その工事は短い期間で終了しました。"
laps de temps
Transliteration: laps də tɑ̃
"Il a fini le travail en un court laps de temps."
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