precipice
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precipice
- /ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/
- /ˈpɹɛs.ə.pɪs/
Where it comes from
First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”).
Distantly related to precept through Latin praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae + capiō (“take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”).
noun precipices · præcipice
- A very steep cliff. I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall upon my tent[…]
- The brink of a dangerous situation. to stand on a precipice
- A headlong fall or descent.
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noun very steep cliff
| Español | precipicio, despeñadero |
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| 한국어 | 절벽 jeolbyeok |
| 日本語 | 絶壁 zeppeki, 断崖 dangai |
| 中文 | 懸崖 /悬崖 xuányá, 絕壁 /绝壁 juébì |
| हिन्दी | खड़ी चट्टान khaṛī caṭṭān, दरद darad |
| Português | precipício |
| Français | précipice |
| Deutsch | Abgrund, Steilhang |
| Italiano | precipizio, dirupo, baratro, burrone |
| Ελληνικά | γκρεμνός gkremnós, γκρεμός gkremós |
| Română | prăpastie, genune, râpă |
| Русский | про́пасть própastʹ, обры́в obrýv |
| עברית | צוק |
noun brink of a dangerous situation
| Deutsch | Abgrund |
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Talk about this word "precipice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/precipice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. precipice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/precipice "precipice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/precipice.Cite this
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title = {precipice},
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