Abyssus

noun

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Noun

1
Archaic form of abyss. alt-of, archaic
"He was, when there were yet no Abyssi, no depths, nor no mountaines vpon the Earth, nor the Earth it selfe […]"

Synonyms

abysm abysm abyssal zone arroyo bassalia bathyal zone

Example

"He was, when there were yet no Abyssi, no depths, nor no mountaines vpon the Earth, nor the Earth it selfe […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abyssus.

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