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Cliff

Cliff

(klĭf)
,
Noun.
[AS.
clif
,
cloef
; akin to OS.
klif
, D.
klif
,
klip
, Icel.
klif
, Dan. & G.
klippe
, Sw.
klippa
; perh. orig.
a climbing place
. See
Climb
.]
A high, steep rock; a precipice.
Cliff swallow
(Zool.)
,
a North American swallow (
Petrochelidon lunifrons
), which builds its nest against cliffs; the
eaves swallow
.

Cliff

,
Noun.
(Mus.)
See
Clef
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


Cliff

Cliff

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English

Proper noun

Cliff

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford.

cliff

cliff

See also: Cliff

English

A cliff is a vertical or near vertical rock face

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
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Etymology 2

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

  1. (music) Obsolete form of clef.
    • 1723, John Harris, Lexicon Technicum
      Suppose a Person hath learnt to sing in the Treble Cliff only, and would sing Notes prick'd in the Tenor Cliff on the middle tine with F# []