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SPELÆAN

\spˈɛlɑːn], \spˈɛlɑːn], \s_p_ˈɛ_l_ɑː_n]\

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  • SPELEAN, sp[=e]-l[=e]'an, adj. cave-dwelling. [L. spelæum--Gr. sp[=e]laion, a cave.]
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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