acclivity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ac·cliv·i·ty
noun \ə-ˈkli-və-tē, a-\ plural ac·cliv·i·ties
Definition of ACCLIVITY
: an ascending slope (as of a hill)
Examples of ACCLIVITY
- <the steep acclivity was especially daunting for the novice hikers>
Origin of ACCLIVITY
Latin acclivitas, from acclivis ascending, from ad- + clivus slope — more at declivity
First Known Use: 1614
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