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Noun: acclivity  u'kli-vi-tee
  1. An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    "the car couldn't make it up the acclivity"
    - ascent, rise, raise, climb, upgrade [N. Amer]

Derived forms: acclivities

See also: acclivitous

Type of: incline, side, slope

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