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