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noun greek

chasma

gen. chasmătis · gender neuter · decl. 3rd
an opening of the earth; a chasm; abyss
an opening of the earth, a chasm, abyss, Sen. Q. N. 6, 9, 2; Dig. 4, 4, 11; 50, 15, 4; 18, 6, 10.—
A kind of meteor •
A kind of meteor: sunt chasmata, cum aliquod caeli spatium desedit et flammam velut dehiscens in abdito ostentat, Sen. Q. N. 1, 14, 1; Plin. 2, 26, 26, § 96; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 20.
Perseus ID: n7764 Key: chasma