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   scree

   /skriː/

   noun

   • 1. a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain: "they had to pick their way up precarious scree"
   • ▪ a slope covered with scree: "the dramatic cliffs and screes"

   Word Origin early 18th century: probably a back-formation from the plural screes, from Old Norse skritha ‘landslip’; related to skrítha ‘glide’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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