Definition of acclivity

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ac·cliv·i·ty    (-klv-t) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. ac·cliv·i·ties

An upward slope, as of a hill.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin acclvits, from acclvis, uphill : ad-, ad- + clvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ac·clivi-tous  (--ts) KEY (Adjective)