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Word: Abyssal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘unfathomable’): from medieval Latin abyssalis ‘belonging to an abyss’ (see abyss)
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Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbɪsl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting the depths or bed of the ocean, especially between about 3000 and 6000 metres down
Short Definition:relating to depths of ocean
Examples:- the abyssal depths of the Atlantic
- the genera found in the abyssal North Atlantic
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