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hallow

noun

Meaning

  1. (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
  2. To make holy, to sanctify.
  3. A shout, cry; a hulloo.
  4. To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
  5. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
  6. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
  7. Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
  8. Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
  9. Concave; gaunt; sunken.
  10. Pertaining to hollow body position

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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