First Known Use: 1614
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acclivity
noun ac·cliv·i·ty \ə-ˈkli-və-tē, a-\
plural ac·cliv·i·ties
Definition of ACCLIVITY
: an ascending slope (as of a hill)
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Origin of ACCLIVITY
Latin acclivitas, from acclivis ascending, from ad- + clivus slope — more at declivity
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