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abyss·al \-səl\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Late Latin abyssus + Latin -alis -al 1. archaic : having the characteristics of an abyss : unfathomable 2. a. : of, relating to, occurring in, or being in the abyssal zone < abyssal sediments > b. : resulting from crystallization at a considerable depth within the earth < abyssal igneous rocks > |