Synonyms

abysm

American

[uh-biz-uhm] / əˈbɪz əm /

noun

an abyss.

abysm British

/ əˈbɪzəm /

noun

an archaic word for abyss

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Etymology

Origin of abysm

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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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2

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Example Sentences

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"Now," whispered Pobloff, stooping, "when the pianissimo begins I shall watch for the Abysm."

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

The Abysm:" "I call it by that title as an experiment.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

The most perfect of the Æons, the Abysm, reposed on the bosom of Profundity together with Thought.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

Convinced that in music lay the solution of this particular mathematical problem, he had been working for over a year on a symphonic poem which he jocularly christened "The Abysm."

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

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