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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
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