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cliff

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kl?f, IPA(key): /kl?f/, [kl???f]
  • Rhymes: -?f

Etymology 1

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klib?.

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
    Synonym: precipice
    Hyponym: escarpment
    Coordinate term: bluff
  2. (figuratively) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

  1. (music) Obsolete form of clef.

Further reading

  • cliff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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chalkface

English

Etymology

In the education sense, it is a metaphor for coalface, after the chalk used on school blackboards, and is believed to have been coined by Ted Wragg for his Times Educational Supplement column.

Noun

chalkface (plural chalkfaces)

  1. (geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover
  2. (education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school.

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