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span-new
[
span
-
noo
, -
nyoo
]
/ˈspænˈnu, -ˈnyu/
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adjective
1.
brand-new
.
Origin of
span-new
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Middle English
Old Norse
1250-1300
1250-1300;
Middle English
spannewe
<
Old Norse
spānnȳr
brand-new, fresh, equivalent to
spānn
chip shavings, shingle +
nȳr
new
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British Dictionary definitions for
span-new
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span-new
adjective
1.
(
archaic or dialect
) absolutely new
Word Origin
C14: from Old Norse
spānnӯr,
from
spānn
chip +
nӯr
new
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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span
6
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