First Known Use: 1612
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declivity
noun de·cliv·i·ty \-tē\
plural de·cliv·i·ties
Definition of DECLIVITY
1
: downward inclination
2
: a descending slope
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Origin of DECLIVITY
Latin declivitat-, declivitas, from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare
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