span-new

[ span-noo, -nyoo ]

/ ˈspænˈnu, -ˈnyu /

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adjective

brand-new.

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Origin of span-new

1250–1300; Middle English spannewe<Old Norse spānnȳr brand-new, fresh, equivalent to spānn chip shavings, shingle + nȳr new

Words nearby span-new

spank, spanker, spanking, span loading, spanner, span-new, span of apprehension, span of attention, spanrail, span roof, span saw

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How to use span-new in a sentence

But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Allegations of transphobia are not new in the world of gay online dating.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

With all that said, representation of each of these respective communities has increased in the new Congress.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
There seems something in that also which I could spare only very reluctantly from a new Bible in the world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for span-new

span-new

adjective

archaic, or dialect absolutely new

Word Origin for span-new

C14: from Old Norse spānnӯr, from spānn chip + nӯr new

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