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precipitation
noun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
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pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən
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noun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
“he soon regretted his haste”
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)
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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he soon regretted his haste
he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
the storm brought several inches of precipitation
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