Abyss vs Gaol - What's the difference?
abyss | gaol |
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
An impending catastrophic happening.
(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
(UK, Ireland, Australia)
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As nouns the difference between abyss and gaol
is that abyss is hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean while gaol is an alternative spelling of lang=en.As a verb gaol is
an alternative spelling of lang=en.abyss
English
Alternative forms
* abysm, abimeNoun
(es)Quotations
* (English Citations of "abyss")Usage notes
* (impending catastrophic happening) It is typically preceded by the word the .Derived terms
* abyssalReferences
Anagrams
*gaol
English
(wikipedia gaol)Noun
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Usage notes
Gaol'' was the more common spelling between about 1760 and 1830,https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gaol%2Cjail&year_start=1700&year_end=2000&corpus=15 and is still preferred in proper names in some regions. Most Australian newspapers use (m) rather than ''gaol''''', citing either narrower print width or the possibility of transposing letters in ''gaol'' to produce ''goal''.'''1996 , Sally A. White, ''Reporting in Australia ,page 275