Pronunciation:
in-kl
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n
-shn, i
-Function: noun
1 : a feeling of liking or of wanting to do something <an inclination for sleeping late>
2 : an act or the action of bending or tilting
3 : a departure from the true vertical or horizontal : SLANT <the inclination of the earth's axis>; also : the amount of such departure b : an inclined surface : SLOPE
4 : a quality which leads to some state or action <the door has an inclination to stick>
- in·cli·na·tion·al
/-shnl, -shn-l/ adjective
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