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double space

double space verb: to format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).

Verb

double space (third-person singular simple present double spaces, present participle double spacing, simple past and past participle double spaced)

  1. (ambitransitive) To format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).

Forms of double space

third-person singular presentdouble spaces
present participledouble spacing
past participledouble spaced
pastdouble spaced

Questions about double space

What does double space mean?
Double space means to format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).
What part of speech is double space?
Double space is a verb.
What is the past tense of double space?
The past tense of double space is double spaced.

Words near double space in the dictionary

  1. double shoulder lock
  2. double shoulder locks
  3. double shuffle
  4. double shuffles
  5. double small pica
  6. double space
  7. double spaced
  8. double spaces
  9. double spacing
  10. double spread
  11. double spreads

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