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单词 precip
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precipn.

Brit. /ˈpriːsɪp/, /prᵻˈsɪp/, U.S. /ˈprisɪp/, /prəˈsɪp/
Forms: 1900s– precip, 1900s– precip. (with point).
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: precipitation n.
Etymology: Shortened < precipitation n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation).
North American colloquial.
Atmospheric precipitation, esp. rain or snow.
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1914 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 Feb. 10/4 The average precipitation in inches and hundredths, for each of the drainage basins... Precip. Sept. 1 to Jan. 31.
1948 Nevada State Jrnl. 15 Oct. 16/2 That storm which is mostly over in this area contributed all of .15 of an inch of precip to the district.
1975 Ottawa Citizen 1 Nov. 7/1 Weather forecasters..say ‘precip’ when they mean rain.
2001 Outside Oct. 104/3 You'll stay drier and warmer, even when the precip's flying and the temp is plummeting.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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