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precipice |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium fr praeceps -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput, capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.] 1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller. 2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place an abrupt declivity; a cliff. Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: precipice n : a very steep cliff
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