cliff

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cliff / klif/ • n. a steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea: a path along the top of rugged cliffs | [as adj.] the cliff face. DERIVATIVES: cliff·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.cliff·y adj.

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cliff

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cliff XII. OE. clif = OS. (Du.) klif. OHG. klep, ON. klif :- Gmc. klibam; of unkn. orig.

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