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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), 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} (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow ({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cliff \Cliff\, noun (Mus.) See {Clef}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cliff
noun: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {drop}, {drop-off}]
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