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abysm Jun 3rd 2012, 02:13 context + year ← Older revision Revision as of 02:13, 3 June 2012 Line 2: Line 2:       ===Etymology===   ===Etymology=== − From {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|abisme|lang=fro}} (whence also French {{term|abîme|lang=fr}}) from {{etyl|LL.}} {{term|abyssimus|lang=la}}, a superlative of {{term|abyssus|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{term|ἄβυσσος|tr=abussos|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}}. + First attested circa. 1300. From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|abime|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|abisme|lang=fro}} (whence also French {{term|abîme|lang=fr}}) from {{etyl|LL.}} {{term|abyssimus|lang=la}}, a superlative of {{term|abyssus|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{term|ἄβυσσος|tr=abussos|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}}.       ===Pronunciation===   ===Pronunciation=== − * {{IPA|/əˈbɪzəm/}} + * {{IPA|/ə.ˈbɪz.əm/}}       ===Noun===   ===Noun===   {{en-noun}}   {{en-noun}}     − # An [[abyss]]; a gulf, a [[chasm]], a very deep hole + # {{context|poetic}} An [[abyss]]; a gulf, a [[chasm]], a very deep hole   #* The '''abysm''' of hell - Shakespeare, ''Antony and Cleopatra'', III, xiii   #* The '''abysm''' of hell - Shakespeare, ''Antony and Cleopatra'', III, xiii

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