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spelunk

English

Alternative forms

  • spelunc

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sp??l??k/, /spi??l??k/
  • Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

From Middle English spelunke, from Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek ??????? (spêlunx, cave), from earlier ????? (spéos). Cognates include German Spelunke.

Noun

spelunk (plural spelunks)

  1. (obsolete) A cave, cavern or grotto.
Translations

Etymology 2

U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.

Verb

spelunk (third-person singular simple present spelunks, present participle spelunking, simple past and past participle spelunked)

  1. To explore caves.
  2. To explore a system in depth.
Synonyms
  • cave
Derived terms
  • spelunking
Translations

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speleological

English

Etymology

speleology +? -ical

Adjective

speleological (comparative more speleological, superlative most speleological)

  1. Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology.
  2. Concerning the study of caves.

Related terms

  • speleology
  • spelunk

Translations

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