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vacancy

va·can·cy [ váykənssee ] (plural va·can·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. vacant office or position: an office, position, or tenancy that is unfilled or unoccupied

2. mental inactivity: mental inactivity or lack of thought or intelligence

3. vacant state: the state of being vacant

4. physics empty site in crystal: an empty site, normally containing an atom or ion, in a crystal

[Late 16th century. <vacant or < late Latin vacantia< Latin vacant- (see vacant)]
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