declivity

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A little way down the declivity was a grave.

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  1. noun A downward slope, as of a hill.

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escarpment ·  acclivity ·  incline ·  scarp ·  foothill ·  gulch ·  promontory ·  gully ·  precipice ·  ascent ·  drop-off ·  outcrop
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  1. Latin dēclīvitās, from dēclīvis, sloping down : dē-, de- + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French déclivitè = Spanish declividad = Portuguese declividade = Italian declività, from L declivita(t-)s, a slope, declivity, from declivis, sloping, from de, down, + clivus, a slope, hill, from cli-nare, slope, bend down: see decline. Cf. acclivity, proclivity.
 

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/dəˈklɪvəti/
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