Meaning

noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

noun an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

noun an area reserved for some particular purpose

originEtymology tree Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas, et al.; and spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- (“to stretch, to pull”). Partially displaced native Old English rum, whence Modern English room.

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