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cavernous

Pronunciation: /ˈkavɛrnus/

“cavernous” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. Having a cavern or caverns; hollow.
  2. Having a cavity or hole.

Etymology

From Old French caverneux or Latin cavernōsus (“full of hollows or cavities”); equivalent to caverne + -ous.

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