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• Mise en abyme — En el Retrato de Giovanni Arnolfini y su esposa (1434) de Jan van Eyck encontramos un ejemplo de mise en abyme. El motivo de la obra aparece nuevamente en el espejo de la parte central, ampliada en la figura de abajo …   Wikipedia Español

• abyss — [16] English borrowed abyss from late Latin abyssus, which in turn derived from Greek ábussos. This was an adjective meaning ‘bottomless’, from a ‘not’ and bussós ‘bottom’, a dialectal variant of buthós (which is related to bathys ‘deep’, the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• abysm — [ə bɪz(ə)m] noun literary an abyss. Origin ME: from OFr. abisme, med. L. abysmus, alt. of late L. abyssus bottomless pit …   English new terms dictionary

• abismo — s. m. 1. Grande profundidade que se supõe insondável e tenebrosa. = PROFUNDEZA 2. Fundo do mar. = PEGO, PÉLAGO 3. O que se compara ao abismo. = DESPENHADEIRO, VORAGEM 4. Situação difícil ou perigosa. 5. Tudo quanto excede o que de si é excessivo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• abyss — [16] English borrowed abyss from late Latin abyssus, which in turn derived from Greek ábussos. This was an adjective meaning ‘bottomless’, from a ‘not’ and bussós ‘bottom’, a dialectal variant of buthós (which is related to bathys ‘deep’, the… …   Word origins

• abysm — [ə biz′əm] n. [OFr abisme < ML abysmus, altered after suffix ismus (see ISM) < L abyssus: see ABYSS] Old Poet. an abyss …   English World dictionary

• abysmal — adj. 1 colloq. extremely bad (abysmal weather; the standard is abysmal). 2 profound, utter (abysmal ignorance). Derivatives: abysmally adv. Etymology: archaic or poet. abysm = ABYSS, f. OF abi(s)me f. med.L abysmus …   Useful english dictionary

• a|bysm — «uh BIHZ uhm», noun. = abyss. (Cf. ↑abyss) ╂[< Old French abisme < Medieval Latin abysmus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus abyss] …   Useful english dictionary