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precipitation - Dictionary definition and meaning for precipitation
PRECIPITATION
(noun) overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
synonyms : haste , hastiness , hurriedness , hurry(noun) an unexpected acceleration or hastening
"he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
(noun) the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
(noun) the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
synonyms : downfall(noun) the process of forming a chemical precipitate
(noun) the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
"the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
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