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abyssOne entry found. Main Entry: abyss Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbis, a- also ˈa-(ˌ)bis\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Greek abyssos, from abyssos, adjective, bottomless, from a- + byssos depth; perhaps akin to Greek bathys deep Date: 14th century 1 : the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies
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