PRECIPICE


Meaning of PRECIPICE in English

■ noun a tall and very steep rock face or cliff.

Origin

C16 (denoting a headlong fall): from Fr. précipice or L. praecipitium 'abrupt descent', from praeceps , praecip(it)- 'steep, headlong'.

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