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cavern

Pronunciation: /ˈkav.ən/

The English word “cavern” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A large cave.
  2. An underground chamber.
  3. A large, dark place or space.

verb

  1. To form a cavern or deep depression in.
  2. To put into a cavern.

Etymology

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

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