abysm

[ uh-biz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. an abyss.

Origin of abysm

1
1250–1300; Middle English abi(s)me<Middle French abisme<Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a neologistic pseudo-superlative of Late Latin abyssusabyss

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abysm

/ (əˈbɪzəm) /


noun
  1. an archaic word for abyss

Origin of abysm

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C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin abysmus abyss

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