A very steep rock face or cliff
figuratively, a situation of great peril or a critical turning point.
“The company stood on the precipice of bankruptcy before the emergency funding arrived.”— Business
“We are on the precipice of a technological revolution driven by generative AI.”— Technology
Origin: From French précipice, from Latin praecipitium 'a steep place', from praeceps 'headlong', from prae- 'before' + caput 'head'
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