[ɡʌlf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

- a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss

- a large difference or division between two people or groups, or between viewpoints, concepts, or situations
(e.g: the widening gulf between the rich and the poor)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, based on Greek kolpos ‘bosom, gulf’