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Added 9 October 2026

cliff

/klɪf/ noun

In Latin: rūpēs Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cliff at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A steep high face of rock.
he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town

Origin

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

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