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PRECIPICE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does precipice mean?

• PRECIPICE (noun)
The noun PRECIPICE has 1 sense:

1. a very steep cliff

Familiarity information: PRECIPICE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PRECIPICE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A very steep cliff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("precipice" is a kind of...):

cliff; drop; drop-off (a steep high face of rock)

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