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ABYSM

Dictionary entry overview: What does abysm mean?

• ABYSM (noun)
The noun ABYSM has 1 sense:

1. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Familiarity information: ABYSM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABYSM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

abysm; abyss

Hypernyms ("abysm" is a kind of...):

chasm (a deep opening in the earth's surface)

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