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chasmlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From chasm + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a chasm.
   • This Norwegian electro-acoustic avant-garde supergroup — not a contradiction in terms, for those who pay attention to such things — favors a chasmlike extreme of dynamics and scale, shifting easily between the intricate and almost precious to the ferocious and monolithic. 2007 October 14, Nate Chinen, “Three With a History, Growing Lighter With Age”, in New York Times:

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