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Added 9 October 2026

cavity

/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/ noun

In Latin: lacūna Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cavity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
A hollow area within the body.
The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.

Origin

From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.

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