How to pronounce abyss
American English pronunciation
uh-BIS
- IPA
- /əˈbɪs/
- Syllables
- uh · BIS (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What abyss means
A hole or gap so deep it seems to have no bottom
In a sentence: The explorers shone their flashlights into the abyss but never saw the bottom.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word meaning "bottomless."
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