abysm
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noun \ə-ˈbi-zəm\Definition of ABYSM
: abyss <the dark backward and abysm of time — Shakespeare>
Examples of ABYSM
- <a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm>
Origin of ABYSM
Middle English abime, from Anglo-French abisme, modification of Late Latin abyssus
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with ABYSM
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