capacious

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The port capacious, and secure from wind,

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  1. adjective Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy. See Synonyms at spacious.

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spacious ·  cavernous ·  ample ·  well-filled ·  snug ·  oversized ·  empty ·  leathern ·  shallow ·  convenient ·  dilapidated ·  outer
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  1. From Latin capāx, capāc-, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin capax (capac-), able to contain, able to contain much, wide, large, spacious, also capable, susceptible (from capere, hold, contain: see capable), + -ous. For the termination, cf. audacious, fallacious.
 

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/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
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