abysm

  • 11abysm — a•bysm [[t]əˈbɪz əm[/t]] n. an abyss • Etymology: 1250–1300; < MF abisme …

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  • 12abysm — /əˈbɪzəm/ (say uh bizuhm) noun Poetic an abyss. {Middle English abi(s)me, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, superlative of Latin abyssus abyss} …

  • 13abysm — noun a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) • Syn: ↑abyss • Derivationally related forms: ↑abysmal, ↑abyssal (for: ↑abyss) • …

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  • 14gulf — gulf, chasm, abysm, abyss basically denote a hollow place of vast width and depth in the earth. Gulf and chasm suggest a depth which, though vast, is still measurable; abysm and abyss suggest immeasurable depth. Gulf is the most general term and… …

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  • 15The Chasm — es una banda mexicana de death metal, que reside en Chicago desde 2000. Sus composiciones, además de versar sobre los temas convencionales del death metal, están inspiradas en motivos místicos y mitológicos. La banda se formó con los principales… …

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  • 16X-Fusion — Жанр Aggrotech, EBM, Electro industrial, Dark Electro Годы С 1988 …

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  • 17abyss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abysm, deep, depth[s], gulf, chasm, [bottomless] pit, chaos, hell. See interval. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pit, chasm, void, depths; see depth 2 , hole 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. depth, chasm …

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  • 18gulf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arm (of the sea), bay; chasm, abyss; rift, gap, separation, void, crevasse, pit, deep. See interval, water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Chasm] Syn. abyss, abysm, depth; see ravine . 2. [An arm of the sea]… …

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  • 19abysmal — (adj.) 1650s, formed in English from ABYSM (Cf. abysm) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Weakened sense of extremely bad is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its depth ), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally …

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  • 20Abime — A*bime or Abyme A*byme , n. [F. ab[^i]me. See {Abysm}.] A abyss. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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