əm noun
an abyss.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English abi(s)me < Middle French abisme < Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a neologistic pseudo-superlative of Late Latin abyssus abyss
1250–1300; Middle English abi(s)me < Middle French abisme < Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a neologistic pseudo-superlative of Late Latin abyssus abyss
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| —n | |
| an archaic word for abyss | |
| [C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin abysmus | |
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