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cav⋅ern
[kav-ern] 
ərn
–noun
| 1. | a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground. |
| 2. | Pathology. a cavity that is produced by disease, esp. 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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| cav·ern (kāv'ərn) n.
[Middle English caverne, from Old French, from Latin caverna, from cavus, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| cavern (kāv'ərn) Pronunciation Key
A large cave. |
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