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double-space

[ duhb-uhl-speys ]

verb (used with object)

, dou·ble-spaced, dou·ble-spac·ing.
  1. to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines:

    Always double-space a term paper.



verb (used without object)

, dou·ble-spaced, dou·ble-spac·ing.
  1. to type leaving a full space between lines:

    I can never remember to double-space.

double-space

verb

  1. to type (copy) with a full space between lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of double-space1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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