declive

de·clive

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-klahyv]
- /dɪˈklaɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-klahyv]
- /dɪˈklaɪv/

Definitions of declive word

abbreviation DECLIVE declivous. 1
noun declive slope. 0
verb declive first-person singular present indicative of décliver. 0
verb declive third-person singular present indicative of décliver. 0
verb declive first-person singular present subjunctive of décliver. 0
verb declive third-person singular present subjunctive of décliver. 0

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Origin of declive

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35; < Latin dēclīvis sloping downward; see declivity

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Parts of speech for Declive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Declive

declive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

declive usage trend in Literature

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