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precipice

/pˈɹesəpəs/PREH-suh-puhs
/pˈɹɛsəpəs/PREH-suh-puhs

Meaninga falling headlong down

Common meaning: a steep cliff

Journey through time

  1. Latinprecipitium‘a falling headlong down’source
  2. Old Frenchprecipicesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa falling headlong down → a steep cliffprecipice‘a steep cliff’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin precipitium ‘a falling headlong down’.

Roots

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