Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-CIP'I-TA-BLE
PRE-CIP-I-TA-BIL'I-TYPRE-CIP'I-TANCE, or PRE-CIP'I-TAN-CY
PRE-CIP'I-TA-BLE, a. [from L. præcipito, from præceps, headlong.]
That may be precipitated or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution.
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