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vacuous
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adjective
devoid of matter
a vacuous space
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adjective
(= blank)
void of expression
a blank stare
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adjective
(= empty, hollow)
devoid of significance or point
empty promises
a hollow victory
vacuous comments
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adjective
(= asinine)
devoid of intelligence
interval
Noun
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A distance in space or in time.
There is a ten-minute interval between classes.
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In music, an interval is the difference in pitch between two notes.
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In mathematics, an interval is a connected section of the real line.
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(mostly British) An intermission.
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In the game of cricket, either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.