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cliff.

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/klɪf/[kʰl̥ɪf]/kləf/New-Zealand[kʰl̥əf]New-Zealand
  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

  2. A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

noun/klɪf/[kʰl̥ɪf]/kləf/New-Zealand[kʰl̥əf]New-Zealand
  1. Obsolete form of clef.

    alt-of · obsolete
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