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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe Sw klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place See {Climb}.] A high, steep rock; a precipice. {Cliff swallow} (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow ({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against cliffs; the {eaves swallow}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.) See {Clef}. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cliff n : a steep high face of rock [syn: {drop-off}]
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