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Vinony

cliff

noun

  1. significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /klɪf/ / [kʰl̥ɪf] / /kləf/

name

Etymology: The given name is from shortenings of the diminutives. The surname is from the noun cliff.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
  2. A surname.
  3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
  5. A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198).
  6. A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201).
  7. A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835).

noun

  1. Obsolete form of clef.

    “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# […]”