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handspans

handspans is the plural of handspan.

Meaning of handspan

Noun

handspan (plural handspans)

  1. The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.
    Synonyms:
    span

Questions about handspans

What is handspans the plural of?
Handspans is the plural of handspan.

Words near handspans in the dictionary

  1. handsomes
  2. handsomest
  3. handsoming
  4. handsomish
  5. handspan
  6. handspans
  7. handspike
  8. handspikes
  9. handspinner
  10. handspoke
  11. handspokes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handspans (page history and authors); handspan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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