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declivity

Pronunciation: /dɪˈklɪvɪti/
Definition of declivity

noun (plural declivities)

formal
  • a downward slope:a thickly wooded declivity

Derivatives

declivitous

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin declivitas, from declivis 'sloping down', from de- 'down' + clivus 'a slope'

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