declive

de·clive

[dih-klahyv]
adjective Obsolete.

Origin:
1625–35; < Latin dēclīvis sloping downward; see declivity

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declive de·clive (dĭ-klīv')
n.
The posterior sloping portion of the monticulus of the vermis of the cerebellum.

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