| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| abysm |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·bysm |
| PRONUNCIATION: | -b z m |
| NOUN: | An abyss. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English abime, from Old French abisme, from Vulgar Latin *abissimus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus. See abyss.
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