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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [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} (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow
({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against
cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)
See {Clef}. [Obs.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cliff
n : a steep high face of rock [syn: {drop-off}]
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