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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

cavern (plural caverns)

  1. A large cave.
  2. An underground chamber.
  3. A large, dark place or space.
    a dark cavern of a shop

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Verb

cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned)

  1. (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
    Synonyms: hollow, cave
    catacombs caverning the hillsides
  2. (transitive) To put into a cavern.

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