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单词 abyss
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abyss

[ uh-bis ]
/ əˈbɪs /
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noun

a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time.
(in ancient cosmogony)
  1. the primal chaos before Creation.
  2. the infernal regions; hell.
  3. a subterranean ocean.

Origin of abyss

1350–1400; earlier abisse,Middle English abissus<Late Latin abyssus<Greek ábyssos bottomless, equivalent to a-a-6 + byssós bottom of the sea

Words nearby abyss

Abwehr, aby, Abydos, abysm, abysmal, abyss, abyssal, Abyssinia, Abyssinian, Abyssinian banana, Abyssinian cat

Definition for abyss (2 of 2)

Abyss.

Abyssinia.
Abyssinian.
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British Dictionary definitions for abyss

abyss
/ (əˈbɪs) /

noun

a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame
hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit

Word Origin for abyss

C16: via Late Latin from Greek abussos bottomless (as in the phrase abussos limnē bottomless lake), from a- 1 + bussos depth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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