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void

/ˈvɔɪd/VOYD
/ˈvɔɪd/VOYD

Meaningempty

Common meaning: empty

Other meanings: having no legal force

Journey through time

  1. Latinvacō; vacuus‘to be empty’
  2. Old Frenchvoidesource
  3. Middle Englishvoidesource
  4. Englishvoid‘empty’ · today

void also in: avoidvacantvacuumevacuatevacation

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vacō; vacuus ‘to be empty’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vacō, p. 1950 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

avoidevacuatevacantvacationvacuum

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