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precipice
noun
A very steep cliff.
The brink of a dangerous situation.
to stand on a precipice
Translations:
French: précipice
German: Abgrund}} {{m
(de)
Italian: precipizio , dirupo , baratro , burrone
Spanish: precipicio
Etymology:
:First attested in 1598, from L. prícipitium
a steep place
, from príceps
steep
, from prí-
forth
+ caput
head
. First meaning of the noun is recorded from 1632.
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