double-space

verb

To type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.

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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. transitivemediaTo type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.
  2. intransitivemediaTo type (or format) text with two spaces between consecutive sentences.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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