*1. Chiefly poet. The deepest or innermost part of something; a very deep place; an [[abyss]]; spec. the depths of the sea (cf. DEEP n. 3a). Also fig. Now rare.
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*1. Chiefly poet. The deepest or [[heart|innermost]] part of something; a very deep place; an [[abyss]]; spec. the depths of the sea (cf. DEEP n. 3a). Also fig. Now rare.