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Definition of
cavernous adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cavernous
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈkævərnəs
/
/
(
formal
)
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(
of a room or space
)
very large and often empty and/or dark; like a
cave
the vast, cavernous space of the empty concert hall
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cavernous
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