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· Ancient Greek
ἄβυσσος
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek
ἄβυσσος
, most common first.
abyss
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
abysm
Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.