how to pronounce cavern

/ˈkæv.ən/

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cavern is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cavern in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… humans in Kent cavern and then the the …”

meaning of cavern

A cavern is a natural underground opening in the surface of the earth.

cavern frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cavern occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.