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precipitous descent

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  • precipitous — precipitate, precipitous 1. The two words overlap in meaning and were used interchangeably from the 17c to the 19c. Precipitous has a physical meaning ‘sheer like a precipice’: • There was a precipitous wooden stair to the ground floor A. Craig,… …   Modern English usage

  • fall — I. verb (fell; fallen; falling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to descend freely by the force of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Andalusia — For the more extensive Muslim era region, see Al Andalus. For other uses, see Andalusia (disambiguation). Andalusia Andalucía (Spanish)   Autonomous Community   …   Wikipedia

  • Rimmon — (Hebrew pomegranate ) is the proper name for a number of people or objects in the Hebrew Bible: Torah with rimmonim A man of Beeroth (2 Samuel 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Joshua 9:17.) A Syrian cult image, mentioned only in 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Tejon Pass — Infobox Mountain Pass Name = Tejon Pass Photo = Wpdms shdrlfi020l tejon pass.jpg Caption = Tejon Pass Elevation = 4,160 ft. / 1,260 m. Location = California, USA Range = Tehachapi Mountains Coordinates = Topographic Traversed by = Interstate 5The …   Wikipedia

  • Arnon (western Jordan) — Arnon (Hebrew: אַרְנוֹן) is a river and wadi in western Jordan, known in modern times in Arabic as Wadi Mujib . The Hebrew name means perhaps noisy, a term which well describes the latter part of the course of the river. Its length is about 45… …   Wikipedia

  • Rimmon —    Pomegranate.    1) A man of Beeroth (2 Sam. 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Josh. 9:17.)    2) A Syrian idol, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18.    3) One of the uttermost cities of Judah, afterwards given to Simeon (Josh. 15:21, 32; …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • González, Felipe — b. 1942, Seville    Politician    Prime Minister from 1982 until 1996, Felipe González is one of the most emblematic political figures of Spain s new democracy. If Adolfo Suárez is regarded as the politician who contributed most to the Spanish… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • dégringolade —    (day grenh goh LAHD) [French: a precipitous descent] A rapid deterioration or breakdown; a falling apart; ruination …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • Matterhorn — Monte Cervino redirects here. For other uses, see Cervino (disambiguation). For other uses, see Matterhorn (disambiguation). Matterhorn Monte Cervino T …   Wikipedia

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

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