acclivity

(ə kliv′ə tē)

an upward slope of ground

Origin: L acclivitas < acclivis, uphill < ad-, up + clivus, hill < IE base *lei-, to incline: see lean

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noun pl. ac·cliv·i·ties

An upward slope, as of a hill.

Origin:

Origin: Latin acclīvitās

Origin: , from acclīvis, uphill

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots

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