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Meaning of attention span | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/

Definitions

The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

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Examples

“He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span.”
“Limit your training sessions to fifteen minutes; twice each day. One half-hour session is not recommended as a rock's attention span is rather short. Remember; a bored rock is an unhappy rock.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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