Etymology

isochasm

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Ancient Greek χάσμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχάσμα“abyss, chasm”
  2. English todayisochasm

From iso- + Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, chasm”). See chasma.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχάσμα all →

chasmchasma

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