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abyss: Meaning and Definition of
a•byss
Pronunciation: (u-bis'), [key] — n.
- a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
- anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time.
- (in ancient cosmogony)
- the primal chaos before Creation.
- the infernal regions; hell.
- a subterranean ocean.
Abyss.
- Abyssinia.
- Abyssinian.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.