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** English
*** Etymology
[en] First attested in 1614. From [en], from [la], from [la] + [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] 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 .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1797
|author=w:Ann Radcliffe|title=The Italian|passage=how gaily vineyards and
olives alternately chequer the ACCLIVITIES}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1891
|author=w:Thomas Hardy|title=w:Tess of the d'Urbervilles|passage=she would
walk [...] as far as to the point where the ACCLIVITY from the valley began
its first steep ascent to the outer world.}}
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**** Translations
[slope or inclination considered as "ascending"]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Kikuyu: [ki]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Tibetan: [bo]
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