Definition of Double-spaced

1. Adjective. (of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type. "Manuscripts must be double-spaced"

Similar to: Spaced

Definition of Double-spaced

1. Adjective. (context: of text) Formatted so that there is a full blank line between each line of text; the style of formatting required by many entities inside business, academia, and publishing. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-spaced

double-quoted
double-quotes
double-quoting
double-reciprocal plot
double-reed
double-reed instrument
double-replacement reaction
double-replacement reactions
double-ripper
double-rippers
double-shock sound
double-shot
double-sided
double-six
double-space
double-spaced (current term)
double-spacing
double-strand break
double-stranded
double-stranded complimentary DNA
double-struck
double-talk
double-team
double-time
double-tongued
double-tonguing
double-track
double-trouble
double-u
double-ues

Literary usage of Double-spaced

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Business English and Correspondence by Roy Davis, Clarence Hart Lingham (1921)
"The body of the letter may be single-spaced or double-spaced. ... If the body of the letter is double-spaced, the complimentary address is double- spaced. ..."

2. The Writing of English by John Matthews Manly, Edith Rickert (1920)
"For the sake of clearness, a typewritten letter should be double-spaced, or if single-spaced, double-spaced between paragraphs. Sentences should tend to be ..."

3. The Efficient Secretary by Ellen Lane Spencer (1916)
"A letter more than four paragraphs long should never be double spaced, nor should a letter that must be carried over to the next page be started any farther ..."

4. Low Vision And Blindness: Research And Development by Gale (INT) Watson (1999)
"Each Table should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet and should have a brief title Short or abbreviated ..."

5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"All manuscripts must be typed, double- spaced, in English. Type the article on white paper, ... Place a double-spaced abstract on the third page. ..."

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