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precipice

prec.i.pice \'pres-(*-)p*s\ n [MF, fr. L praecipitium, fr. praecipit-, 
   praeceps headlong, f]r. prae- + caput head - more at HEAD 1: a very steep 
   or overhanging place  2: the brink of disaster