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abyss

a·byss [ ə bíss ] (plural a·byss·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. chasm: a chasm or gorge so deep that its extent is not visible

2. endless space: something that is immeasurably deep or infinite

3. terrible situation: a situation of apparently unending awfulness

4. hell: hell thought of as a bottomless pit

[14th century. Via late Latin abyssus< Greek abussos "bottomless" < bussos "bottom"]
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