PRECIPICE Definition & Meaning

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precipice

[ pres-uh-pis ]

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noun

a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
a situation of great peril:
on the precipice of war.

precipice

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noun

1. the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag
2. the cliff or crag itself
a precarious situation

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of precipice¹

1590–1600; < Middle French < Latin praecipitium steep place, equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps ) steep, headlong ( prae- pre- + -cipit-, combining form of caput head; caput ) + -ium -ium

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of precipice¹

C16: from Latin praecipitium steep place, from praeceps headlong

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For some, procrastination until the precipice of death inevitably led to a rather stressful process of deathbed absolution.

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But the nation still faces — and hasn’t yet fallen over — the precipice between troubled waters and full-on crisis, they said.

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As a person who is probably more on the precipice of being a mother myself, it’s made me think about what it’s like to be a true mother.

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At 43, Schwartz could be at the precipice of taking his career in a defined direction.

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For the better part of two years, Democrats told voters that their country was on the precipice of disaster.

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