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Dictionary: a·byss   (ə-bĭs') pronunciation
n.
  1. An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void: "lost in the vast abysses of space and time" (Loren Eiseley).
    1. The primeval chaos out of which it was believed that the earth and sky were formed.
    2. The abode of evil spirits; hell.

[Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Greek abussos, bottomless : a-, without; see a-1 + bussos, bottom.]


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noun

    Something of immeasurable and vast extent: abysm, chasm, deep, depth (often used in plural), gulf. See high/low.

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IN BRIEF: A chasm or very deep gorge.

pronunciation If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. — Friedrich Nietzsche (ca. 1844-1900)

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An abyss is a natural symbol of emptiness and meaninglessness. It can also represent the need to detach oneself from an overwhelming condition or relationship.


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Abyss (from Greek ἄβυσσος = "bottomless", "the bottomless pit") may mean:

Sciences

Philosophy

Literature

TV and movies

Comics and animation

Games

Sports

Music

Other

  • In heraldry, the abyss is the middle of an escutcheon
  • Abyss Web Server, a web server commercially developed by Aprelium

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afgrund, dyb

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgrond, ramp, hel

Français (French)
n. - abîme, abysse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abgrund

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άβυσσος, βάραθρο, (απύθμενο/αβυσσαλέο) χάσμα

Italiano (Italian)
abisso, precipizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abismo (m), caos (m), precipício (m)

Русский (Russian)
бездна, пропасть

Español (Spanish)
n. - abismo, precipicio, sima

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avgrund, djup

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
深渊, 地狱, 无底洞

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 深淵, 地獄, 無底洞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심해, 끝없이 깊은 굴속, 혼돈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 底なしの深い穴, 深淵, 底なしに深いもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهنم, هاويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תהום, עומק ללא גבול, מצב צפוי של אסון, תוהו ובוהו‬


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