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–noun
a high steep face of a rock.
Origin:
bef. 900;
ME
clif,
OE, c. D, LG, ON
klif
Related forms:
clifflike,
adjective
Synonyms:
bluff, promontory, ledge, crag.
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cliff
O.E.
clif,
from P.Gmc.
*kliban,
perhaps from PIE base
*gleibh-
"to adhere, be attached."
Cliffhanger
"suspenseful situation" first recorded 1937.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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