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Declivity
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| declivity (dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| Compare acclivity a downward slope, esp of the ground | |
| [C17: from Latin dēclīvitās, from | |
| de'clivitous | |
| —adj | |
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declivity
1612, from L. declivitatem (nom. declivitas), from declivis "a sloping downward," from de- "down" + clivus "a slope," from PIE *klei-wo-, suffixed form of *klei "to lean" (see lean (v.)).
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