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cliff

Pronunciation: /klɪf/

The English word “cliff” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  2. A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

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