Word of the Day:
acclivity
What 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.
Acclivity in Context
“she would walk […] as far as to the point where the acclivity from the valley began its first steep ascent to the outer world.”
Did You Know?
First attested in 1614. From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”).
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