English Online Dictionary. What means cliff? What does cliff mean?
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: klĭf, IPA(key): /klɪf/, [kl̥ʰɪf]
- Rhymes: -ɪf
Etymology 1
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Noun
cliff (plural cliffs)
- A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- Synonym: precipice
- Hyponym: escarpment
- Coordinate term: bluff
- (figurative) A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Noun
cliff (plural cliffs)
- (music) Obsolete form of clef.
Further reading
- cliff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kliːf/
Noun
cliff m (plural cliffiau)
- (music) Obsolete form of cleff.
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cleff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies