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abysm

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a⋅bysm

  [uh-biz-uhm]
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–noun
an abyss.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME abi(s)me < MF abisme < VL *abyssimus, a neologistic pseudo-superl. of LL abyssus abyss
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a·bysm   (ə-bĭz'əm)   
n.  An abyss.

[Middle English abime, from Old French abisme, from Vulgar Latin *abissimus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus; see abyss.]
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