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1. (n.) precipice
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
2. precipice
a situation of great peril.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF < L praecipitium steep place =praecipit- (s. of praeceps) steep, headlong)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) precipice
a very steep cliff
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) precipice
a sudden or headlong fall
2. (noun) precipice
a headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff
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Sense: a steep cliff.
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 Afrikaans: afgrond |
 Arabic: جُرْف، هاويَه |
 Bulgarian: пропаст |
 Brazilian: precipício |
 Czech: propast |
 German: die Klippe |
 Danish: stejl klippe |
 Greek: γκρεμός |
 Spanish: precipicio |
 Estonian: järsak |
 Farsi: صخرۀ عمود |
 Finnish: jyrkänne |
 French: précipice |
 Hebrew: צוּק תָּלוּל |
 Hindi: खड़ी चट्टान, प्रपात |
 Croatian: ponor, strmina |
 Hungarian: szakadék |
 Indonesian: tebing |
 Icelandic: þverhnípi |
 Italian: precipizio |
 Japanese: がけ |
 Korean: 절벽, 벼랑 |
 Lithuanian: praraja, skardis |
 Latvian: krauja |
 Malay: cenuram |
 Dutch: afgrond |
 Norwegian: stup, bratt skrent |
 Polish: przepaść |
 Persian: يك سنگ كه به شكل عمدى در |
 Pashto: يوه ډبره چى په عمودى شكل |
 Portuguese: precipício |
 Romanian: prăpastie; perete abrup |
 Russian: обрыв |
 Slovak: priepasť |
 Slovenian: prepad |
 Serbian: provalija |
 Swedish: brant, stup, avgrund |
 Thai: หน้าผา |
 Turkish: uçurum |
 Taiwanese: 懸崖 |
 Ukrainian: провалля, безодня |
 Urdu: عمودي چٹان |
 Vietnamese: vách đứng |
 Chinese: 悬崖 |
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