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vacuity

va·cuity

UK/væˈkjuːɪtɪ/ US/vəˈkjuːɪtɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the absence of matter

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2.
3.

a region empty of matter

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4.

Origin

From Latin vacuitās (“empty space, vacancy, vacuity”); equivalent to vacu(ous) + -ity.

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