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cavern

ca·vern

UK/ˈkav.ən/ US/ˈkav.n̩/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

any large dark enclosed space

  • “his eyes were dark caverns”
2.

a large cave or a large chamber in a cave

verb

1.

hollow out as if making a cavern

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Origin

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

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