ABYSM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Synonyms:

abysm; abyss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("abysm" is a kind of...):

chasm (a deep opening in the earth's surface)

Derivation:

abysmal (resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable)

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