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| a·byss [ ə bíss ] (plural a·byss·es) |
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1. chasm: a chasm or gorge so deep that its extent is not visible
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2. endless space: something that is immeasurably deep or infinite
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3. terrible situation: a situation of apparently unending awfulness
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4. hell: hell thought of as a bottomless pit
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| [14th century. Via late Latin abyssus< Greek abussos "bottomless" < bussos "bottom"] |
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