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brinks
- Main Entry:
- brink

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈbriŋk\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland
- Date:
- 13th century
1: edge
; especially : the edge at the top of a steep place2: a bank especially of a river3: the point of onset : verge <on the brink of war>4: the threshold of danger
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