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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