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natural elevation

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Noun1.natural elevationnatural elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
foreland, headland, promontory, head - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
swell - a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation


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Or are these sophistries to be regarded as belonging to the age in which he lived and to his personal character, and this apparent haughtiness as flowing from the natural elevation of his position?
 
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