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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

seacliff en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English sæclif (also in plural see clyues), from Old English sǣclif (“cliff by the sea, seacliff”), equivalent to sea + cliff.

Meanings

  1. A cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.

Forms

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seacliffs Number=Plur lexicographic
sea cliff alternative lexicographic
sea-cliff alternative lexicographic