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cliff

  [klif]
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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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Word Origin & History

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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