abyss
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noun
1.
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
2.
anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time.
3.
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier abisse, Middle English abissus < Late Latin abyssus < Greek ábyssos bottomless, equivalent to a- a-6 + byssós bottom of the sea
1350–1400; earlier abisse, Middle English abissus < Late Latin abyssus < Greek ábyssos bottomless, equivalent to a- a-6 + byssós bottom of the sea
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| —n | |
| 1. | a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm |
| 2. | anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame |
| 3. | hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek abussos bottomless (as in the phrase abussos limnē bottomless lake), from | |
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Word Origin & History
abyss
late 14c., earlier abime (c.1300), from L.L. abyssus "bottomless pit," from Gk. abyssos (limne) "bottomless (pool)," from a- "without" (see a- (2)) + byssos "bottom," possibly related to bathos "depth."
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