the deep

noun

1
literary + formal : the ocean
the briny deep
creatures of the deep
2
literary : the middle part of something
He left home in the deep of the night.

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“The deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deep. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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