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abysm definition

abysm (ə biz′əm)

noun

Old Poet. an abyss

Etymology: OFr abisme < ML abysmus, altered after suffix -ismus (see -ism) < L abyssus: see abyss

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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