"spaciosity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin spatiōsitās, modified after spacious; compare Middle English spaciosite, spaciositee, Middle French spaciosite (“hollow space or cavity”), and modern French spaciosité (“spaciousness, extensiveness”, 1842). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|spatiōsitās}} Latin spatiōsitās, {{cog|enm|spaciosite,spaciositee}} Middle English spaciosite, spaciositee, {{cog|frm|spaciosite|t=hollow space or cavity}} Middle French spaciosite (“hollow space or cavity”), {{cog|fr|spaciosité}} French spaciosité, {{m-g|spaciousness, extensiveness}} “spaciousness, extensiveness”, {{m-g|the property of being spacious}} “the property of being spacious” Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spaciosity (uncountable)
  1. The property of being spacious. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: spaciousness
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