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void

Main Entry:: ¹void
Pronunciation:: \ˈvȯid\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English voyde, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *vocitus, alteration of Latin vocivus, vacivus empty, from vacare to be empty
Date:: 14th century

1 a: not occupied : vacant <a void bishopric> b: not inhabited : deserted2: containing nothing <void space>3: idle , leisure4 a: being without something specified : devoid <a nature void of all malice> b: having no members or examples ; specifically of a suit : having no cards represented in a particular hand5: vain , useless6 a: of no legal force or effect : null <a void contract> b: voidable

synonyms see empty

— void·ness noun

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