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de⋅cliv⋅i⋅ty
/
dɪˈklɪv
ɪ
ti
/
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–noun,
plural
-ties.
a downward slope, as of ground (
opposed to
acclivity
).
Origin:
1605–15;
< L of
dēclīvitās
a slope, hill, equiv. to
dēclīvi
(
s
) sloping downward (
dē-
de-
+
clīv
(
us
) slope, hill +
-is
adj. suffix) +
-tās
-ty
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de·cliv·i·ty
(dĭ-klĭv'ĭ-tē)
n.
pl.
de·cliv·i·ties
A downward slope, as of a hill.
[Latin
dēclīvitās
, from
dēclīvis
,
sloping down
:
dē-
,
de-
+
clīvus
,
slope
; see
klei-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
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.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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