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precipice

[pres-uh-pis]

noun

  1. a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.

  2. a situation of great peril.

    on the precipice of war.



precipice

/ ˈɛɪɪ /

noun

    1. the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag

    2. the cliff or crag itself

  1. a precarious situation

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • precipiced adjective
  • unprecipiced adjective
  • ˈ𳦾辱 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precipice1

1590–1600; < Middle French < Latin praecipitium steep place, equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps ) steep, headlong ( prae- pre- + -cipit-, combining form of caput head; caput ) + -ium -ium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precipice1

C16: from Latin praecipitium steep place, from praeceps headlong
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There was little to suggest KR were on the precipice of Super League stardom.

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But having covered men's and women's tournaments for a long time, it had never happened and it really felt as though the Lionesses were on the precipice of something massive.

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There’s also something about growing up in a place that feels like being on the precipice of the end of the world more than other places.

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Lawyers argue that the changes, which were rolled out over several months, upended families who had been on the precipice of reuniting with their children.

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For some, procrastination until the precipice of death inevitably led to a rather stressful process of deathbed absolution.

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