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Acclivity


ACCLIV'ITY, noun [Latin acclivus, acclivis, ascending, from ad and clivus, an ascent.

A slope or inclination of the earth as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or a side descending. Rising ground; ascent; the talus of a rampart.