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gap
noun (DIFFERENCE) /ɡæp/Definition
B2 [S] a difference between two things: The gap between rich and poor is still widening (= becoming greater).Different and difference B2 [C usually singular] a period of time spent doing something different: After a gap of five years, Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time.Periods of time - general words
(Definition of gap noun (DIFFERENCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -tide suffix
- age noun (PERIOD)
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day noun
- duration noun
- grace noun (TIME)
- headship noun
- interval noun (TIME/DISTANCE)
- length noun (TIME)
- rest noun (STOP)
- run noun (SERIES)
- shortly adverb
- sitting noun (BE SEATED)
- slot noun (AMOUNT OF TIME)
- span noun (TIME)
- spell noun (PERIOD)
- spree noun
- stint noun
- stretch noun (TIME)
- term noun (TIME)
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