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Definition void in American English

void noun

[singular] noun
/vɔɪd/
1

a situation in which something important that is usually present is no longer there

Example

It will be difficult to fill the void left by his departure.

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2

an extremely large empty space

Example

The ocean stretched before him like an endless void.

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3

the sad feeling caused by the loss of someone or something that you love

Example

Her husband's death left a terrible void.

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4

a vast empty space that contains few or no galaxies. The biggest, which contain no large clusters of galaxies (or superclusters), are called supervoids.

Definition void in American English