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profound

/pɹəˈfaʊnd/
noun
  1. The deep; the sea; the ocean.

  2. An abyss.

verb
  1. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

  2. To dive deeply; to penetrate.

adjective
  1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

  2. Very deep; very serious

  3. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough

    "a profound investigation"

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