transcription, транскрипция: [ presɪpɪs ]
( precipices)
1.
A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain.
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2.
If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice , you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure.
The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
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