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handspan

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  1. handspannoun

    The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement

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  1. handspan

    A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span or full span (thumb to little finger) and little span or short span (thumb to index finger, or index finger to little finger).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of handspan in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of handspan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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