cliff

ENEnglish
//klɪf//

Definitions & Usage

noun
#1

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

Example: , scar
Synonyms:
noun
#2

(figurative) A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.

noun
#3

(music) Obsolete form of clef.

Notable Literary & Historical Quotes

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# […]

1723, John Harris, Lexicon Technicum:

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