The Only Use of "abyss" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

abyss
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)

The immediate contingency overtook him, pulled him back from the edge of the theoretical abyss.
p. 121.9

abyss = bottomless pit (figurative usage)

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(1) (abyss)
a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)