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ac⋅cliv⋅i⋅ty

  [uh-kliv-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity ).
Origin:
1605–15; < L acclīvitās, equiv. to acclīv(is) steep (ac- ac- + -clīvis, adj. deriv. of clīvus slope) + -itās -ity

Related forms:
ac⋅cliv⋅i⋅tous, ac⋅cli⋅vous  [uh-klahy-vuhs] , adjective
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Acclivitous

Ac*cliv"i*tous\, a. Acclivous. --I. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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