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space
A	noun
	1	space
			the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚space ╚outer space ╚mathematical space; topological space ╚phase space ╚absolute space
	2	quad, space
			(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚block ╚type ╚quad, space ╚hair space
	3	space, blank space, place
			a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚extent ╚area; expanse; surface area ╚space, blank space, place ╚indentation; indent; indenture ╚margin
	4	space, blank
			a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚written symbol; printed symbol ╚character; grapheme; graphic symbol ╚space, blank
	5	space
			one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚extent ╚area; expanse; surface area ╚space
	6	space
			an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚area; country ╚space ╚workspace ╚terreplein ╚seat; place ╚separation ╚parking space; parking zone ╚no-parking zone ╚key; paint ╚flies ╚disk space; disc space ╚crawlspace; crawl space ╚airspace; air space
	7	space
			an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚amorphous shape ╚space ╚pocket ╚cavity; enclosed space ╚hole ╚void; vacancy; emptiness; vacuum ╚angle ╚swath ╚opening; gap ╚subarachnoid space ╚pleural space ╚crenel; crenelle
	8	distance, space
			the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚time interval; interval ╚distance, space
B	verb
	1	space
			place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚space

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