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- pronunciation:
- dih
klI
vih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
declivities |
definition: |
a downward or descending slope. (Cf. acclivity.)
Water cascaded over the sharp declivity in the stream bed.- antonyms:
- acclivity
- similar words:
- decline
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related words: |
dip, grade, inclination, incline, pitch |
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derivations: |
declivitous (adj.), declivitously (adv.) |
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