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CHASMS
Noun
chasms
plural of chasm
Source: Wiktionary
CHASM
Chasm, n. Etym: [L. chasma, Gr. Chaos.]
1. A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure. That deep, romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill. Coleridge.
2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men. Memory . . . fills up the chasms of thought. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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