Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abysm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abysm \A*bysm"\, n. [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a
superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. ?. See {Abyss}.]
An abyss; a gulf. ``The abysm of hell.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abysm
n : a bottomless gulf or pit [syn: {abyss}]
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