age span

eɪdʒ spæn

Definition

Definition of age span - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agethe range of ages within a group

The age span of the participants was from 20 to 50 years.

age group

time periodthe period between birth and a specific age

The age span for the study was from birth to 18 years.

lifespan

lifetime

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Expressions with age

age up

get older or advance in age naturally

As the years pass, people age up.

golden age

period of happiness, peace, and prosperity

The Renaissance was a golden age of art.

dark age

historical era lacking knowledge and progress

The society entered a dark age after the war.

age out

become too old for a service or program

Children in foster care age out at 18.

come of age

reach the legal age of adulthood

She will come of age next year.

improve with age

to become better as time passes

Some wines improve with age and taste better after a few years.

Expressions with span

span the globe

cover or extend across the entire world

The company's operations span the globe, reaching customers in every continent.

span the generations

exist or continue through multiple generations

The tradition of storytelling spans the generations in their family.

span the ages

exist or continue through different historical periods

The legend of King Arthur spans the ages.

span the spectrum

cover a wide range of things

Her interests span the spectrum from art to science.

arm span

distance from fingertip to fingertip with arms outstretched

The arm span of the basketball player was impressive.

span the distance

cover a period of time or range

Her career spans the distance from the 1980s to the present.

spic-and-span

adj.

extremely clean and tidy

After hours of cleaning, the kitchen looked spic-and-span..

geographical span

the range of locations something affects

The geographical span of the company's operations includes three continents.

memory span

number of items one can recall from memory

Her memory span allows her to remember seven numbers.

span of life

total time a living thing exists from birth to death

The span of life for a butterfly is very short.

Examples of age span in a sentence

Researchers studied the age span of the sample group.
The age span for the vaccine trial was 2 to 12 years.
The age span of the participants was quite broad.

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French:tranche d'âge, période d'âge, ...
German:Altersbereich, ...
Italian:intervallo di età, fascia di età, ...
Spanish:rango de edad, ...
Portuguese:faixa etária, intervalo de idade, ...
Chinese:年龄范围, 年龄跨度, ...
Japanese:年齢層, 年齢範囲, ...
Arabic:فِئَة عُمْرِيَّة, فَتْرَة عُمْرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:טִוּוּחַ גִּילָּאִים, טְוַח גִּילָאִים, ...
Russian:возрастной диапазон, возрастной период, ...
Ukrainian:віковий діапазон, віковий період, ...
Hindi:आयु-सीमा, आयु-अवधि, ...
Bengali:বয়সের পরিসর, বয়সসীমা, ...
Catalan:franja d'edat, ...
Czech:věkové rozpětí, věkový interval, ...
Danish:aldersspænd, ...
Dutch:leeftijdsgroep, leeftijdsperiode, ...
Greek:ηλικιακό εύρος, χρονικό διάστημα από τη γέννηση έως μια συγκεκριμένη ηλικία, ...
Hungarian:életkori tartomány, életszakasz, ...
Khmer:ជួរអាយុ, ចន្លោះអាយុ, ...
Korean:연령대, 연령 기간, ...
Persian:دامنه سنی, بازه سنی, ...
Polish:przedział wiekowy, okres życia, ...
Portuguese (BR):faixa etária, ...
Romanian:interval de vârstă, perioada de vârstă, ...
Swedish:åldersspann, ...
Thai:ช่วงอายุ, ช่วงวัย, ...
Turkish:yaş aralığı, ...
Vietnamese:khoảng tuổi, khoảng thời gian từ khi sinh ra đến một độ tuổi nhất định, ...

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