Precipice Definition

prĕsə-pĭs
noun
A vertical, almost vertical, or overhanging rock face; steep cliff.
Webster's New World
A greatly hazardous situation, verging on disaster.
Webster's New World

A very steep cliff.

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Other Word Forms of Precipice

Noun

Singular:
precipice
Plural:
precipices

Origin of Precipice

  • First attested in 1598, from Latin *praecipitium (“a steep place"), from praeceps (“steep"), from prae + caput (“head"). First meaning of the noun is recorded from 1632.

    From Wiktionary

  • French précipice from Latin praecipitium from praeceps praecipit- headlong precipitate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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