cliff

English

/klɪf/

noun
Definitions
  • A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  • (figurative) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clyf inherited from Old English clif (cliff) inherited from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*klibą

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