abysm

a·bysm

[uh-biz-uhm]
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

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abysm (əˈbɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an archaic word for abyss
 
[C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin abysmusabyss]

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