Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Probably borrowed from Latin spatium. Compare Spanish espacio.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: es‧pa‧ço

Noun

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espaço m (plural espaços)

  1. space:
    1. interval of time
    2. empty space
    3. (geometry) set of points
    4. (mathematics) generalized construct or set
    5. (astronomy) universe beyond the earth's atmosphere; outer space
    6. (typography) gap between written characters
  2. Ellipsis of espaço pessoal (personal freedom).
  3. (computing) Ellipsis of barra de espaço.
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:espaço.

Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • espaço” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Etymology 2

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Verb

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espaço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espaçar