n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' bi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English abime, from Anglo-French abisme, modification of Late Latin abyssus
Date: 14th century
: ABYSS <the dark backward and abysm of time ― Shakespeare>
n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' bi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English abime, from Anglo-French abisme, modification of Late Latin abyssus
Date: 14th century
: ABYSS <the dark backward and abysm of time ― Shakespeare>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012