macrocavern

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noun

A large rock cavity or cave, often enough to be accessed by people.

OriginEnglish cavern ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

nounmacrocavern (plural macrocaverns)

plural macrocaverns

  1. geographyA large rock cavity or cave, often enough to be accessed by people.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishcavern
  8. Englishmacrocavern

From macro- + cavern.

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APA

macrocavern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocavern

MLA

“macrocavern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocavern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrocavern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocavern.

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