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- noun rare Alternative spelling of
vacuum .
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From Dutch vacuüm, from Latin vacuum, the substantivated neutrum of the adjective vacuus ("empty"); spelt with a diæresis added to specify the trisyllabic pronunciation [ˈvæ.kjuː.əm̩̩] (as opposed to the disyllabic * [ˈvæ.kjuːm̩̩]).
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