Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - abyss
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Abyss
abyss
noun Etymology: Middle English abissus, from Late Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from ~os, adjective, bottomless, from a- + byssos depth; perhaps akin to Greek bathys deep Date: 14th century 1. the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies 2. a. an immeasurably deep gulf or great space b. intellectual or moral depths
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1.
n. 1 a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. 2 a an immeasurable depth (abyss of despair). b a catastrophic situation as contemplated or feared (his loss brought him a step nearer the abyss). 3 (prec. by the) primal chaos, hell. Etymology: ME f. LL abyssus f. Gk abussos bottomless (as A-(1), bussos depth) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. бездна, пропасть, пучина the abyss of despair —- образ. безысходное горе abyss of hopelessness —- образ. бездна отчаяния 2. океан. абиссаль, глубоководная зона ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
noun 1) бездна, пропасть; пучина bottomless abyss - бездонная пропасть 2) первичный, первозданный хаос 3) geogr. абиссаль, глубоководная зона abyss of despair - глубокое отчаяние abyss of hopelessness - бездна отчаяния ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(abysses) 1. An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. (LITERARY) N-COUNT: usu sing 2. If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. (LITERARY) N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n literary 1 a deep empty space, seen from a high point such as a mountain (The ocean floor drops away into a dark abyss.) 2 a very dangerous or frightening situation (the abyss of a nuclear war) 3 a great difference which separates two people or groups (the abyss between rich and poor) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 1534, from L.L. abyssus, from Gk. abyssos, from a- "without" + byssos "bottom," possibly related to bathos "depth." Abyssal is first recorded 1691, used especially of the zone of ocean water below 300 fathoms. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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