double space

verb

To format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).

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Meanings

verbdouble space (third-person singular simple present double spaces, present participle double spacing, simple past and past participle double spaced)

present singular third person double spaces · participle present double spacing · participle past double spaced · past double spaced

  1. ambitransitivemediaTo format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).
Cite this entry
APA

double space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20space

MLA

“double space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20space. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double space,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20space.

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