Etymology

acclivity

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Today it means: A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent. Full definition →

Latin acclīvitās
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromacclīvitās
  2. English todayacclivity

First attested in 1614. From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”).

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