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acclivity

acc·li·vity

UK/əˈklɪv.ə.ti/ uncommon

noun

1.

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

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

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