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span-new
[ span-noo, -nyoo ]
/ ˈspænˈnu, -ˈnyu /
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adjective
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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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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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