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adv
In a partial or full vacuum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Out of context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adverb
in a vacuum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
in isolation and without reference to anything else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Latin in vacuō (“in vacuum”).
