Meaning of PRECIPICE
| Pronunciation: | | 'presupis
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| | Definition: | | [n] a very steep cliff |
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| | See Also: | | cliff, drop, drop-off | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | bluff, cliff, crag, crest, escarpment, face, hilltop, knoll, lofty peak, mountaintop, palisade, palisades, peak, pic, pico, pike, pinnacle, point, scar, scarp, spur, steep, summit, tor, wall |
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