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English to English noun
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the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time |  | Example: the storm brought several inches of precipitation
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the process of forming a chemical precipitate |  | source: wordnet30
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the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height |  | source: wordnet30
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an unexpected acceleration or hastening |  | Example: he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
source: wordnet30
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overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) |  | Example: he soon regretted his haste
source: wordnet30
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The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. |  | source: webster1913
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A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. |  | source: webster1913
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