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abyssal.

abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/a.bi.sal/
  1. abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea)

  2. fathomless, abysmal

Where this word comes from

From Middle French abyssal (16th c.), from Late Latin abyssālis. By surface analysis, abysse + -al, though the noun is younger in French than the adjective.

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