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noun
1.
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
2.
Pathology. a cavity that is produced by disease, especially one produced in the lungs by tuberculosis.
verb (used with object)
3.
to enclose in or as if in a cavern.
4.
to hollow out to form a cavern.
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Caverned
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English caverne < Latin caverna, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna cistern
1325–75; Middle English caverne < Latin caverna, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna cistern
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Word Origin & History
cavern
late 14c., from O.Fr. caverne, from L.L. caverna "cave," from L. cavus (see cave).
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cavern  (kāv'ərn) Pronunciation Key
A large cave. |
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