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cavern definition

cav·ern (kav′ərn)

noun

a cave, esp. a large cave

Etymology: ME & OFr caverne < L caverna < cavus: see cave

transitive verb

  1. to enclose in or as in a cavern
  2. to hollow out: often with out

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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