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Meaning of clivus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈklaɪvəs/

Definitions

Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
historical

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

CLK CLL CLLEX cllr clm CLN