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abysm.

Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈbɪzəm/
  1. Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.

    archaic · poetic
  2. An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abime, from Old French abisme from Late Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus (“bottomless pit”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos). Cognate to French abîme. See also abyss.

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