Very large caves, usually underground with high ceilings and dramatic rock formations.
From Latin 'caverna' (cave), from 'cavus' (hollow). The word has been in English since the 1300s and carries connotations of darkness, mystery, and natural grandeur.
Cave paintings in caverns like Chaucer and Lascaux are 40,000+ years old—yet the pigment chemicals are still vibrant. Ancient humans selected inorganic minerals that literally cannot fade, showing they planned for immortality.
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