noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 S IH2 P IH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A hurried headlong fall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract