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French
Etymology
From Old French espan with change of prefix to em-; borrowed from Frankish *spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with English span.
Pronunciation
Noun
empan m (plural empans)
- spand, span (imperial measurement equivalent to nine inches)
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