how to pronounce precipice

/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.pɪs/

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precipice is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of precipice in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… mankind poised on the precipice which we …”

meanings of precipice

noun:

A very steep cliff.
A headlong fall or descent.
The brink of a dangerous situation.

precipice frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word precipice occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics precipice can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that precipice can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;