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declivity definition

de·cliv·ity (dē kliv′ə tē, di-)

noun pl. declivities -·ties

a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill

Etymology: L declivitas < declivis, a sloping downward < de-, down + clivus, a slope < IE *kloiwos < base *klei-, lean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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