"abysm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbɪzəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abysm.wav Forms: abysms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪzəm Etymology: From Middle English abime, from Old French abisme from Late Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus (“bottomless pit”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). Cognate to French abîme. See also abyss. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abime}} Middle English abime, {{der|en|fro|abisme}} Old French abisme, {{der|en|LL.|*abyssimus}} Late Latin *abyssimus, {{der|en|grc|ἄβυσσος}} Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos), {{cog|fr|abîme}} French abîme Head templates: {{en-noun}} abysm (plural abysms)
  1. (archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-abysm-en-noun-diRgNF0V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-abysm-en-noun-uR6eC6PF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abime, abyme Derived forms: abysmal, abysmic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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