"vacuüm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvækjuːəm/ Forms: vacua [plural], vacuä [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch vacuüm, from Latin vacuum, the substantive neuter of the adjective vacuus (“empty”); spelt with a diæresis added to specify the trisyllabic pronunciation [ˈvæ.kjuː.əm] (as opposed to the disyllabic * [ˈvæ.kjuːm]). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|vacuüm}} Dutch vacuüm, {{uder|en|la|vacuum}} Latin vacuum, {{m|la|vacuus||empty}} vacuus (“empty”) Head templates: {{en-noun|vacua|vacuä}} vacuüm (plural vacua or vacuä)
  1. (rare, chiefly non-native) Alternative spelling of vacuum Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: vacuum
    Sense id: en-vacuüm-en-noun-WV7R0nsW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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