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Word: Chasm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deep fissure in the earth's surface
Short Definition:deep fissure in earth's surface
Examples:- a chasm a mile long
- he was engulfed in a chasm of despair
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