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Definition
a large and deep and steep-sided opening on the earth's surface; or (more rarely) any large gap
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a very large difference — often of opinion
or:
a very large difference — often of opinion
- That chasm was life itself, the bridge that artificial life in which Alexey Alexandrovitch had lived.Part Two (21% in)
- Now he experienced a feeling akin to that of a man who, while calmly crossing a precipice by a bridge, should suddenly discover that the bridge is broken, and that there is a chasm below.Part Two (21% in)
- It was the chasm which he was afraid to peep into.Part Two (22% in)
There are no more uses of "chasm" in Anna Karenina.
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