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declive
[ dih-klahyv ]
/ dɪˈklaɪv /
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adjective Obsolete.
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Origin of declive
1625–35; <Latin dēclīvis sloping downward; see declivity
Words nearby declive
declination, declinatory, declinature, decline, declinometer, declive, declivitous, declivity, declivous, Declomycin, declutch
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How to use declive in a sentence
GEN. Corpus compressissimum, assulaeforme: caput crassius, minus altum, declive.
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