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recumbent

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Recumbent  \Re*cum"bent\  (-bet),  a.  [L.  recumbens,  -entis,  p.  pr 
  of  recumbere  See  {Recumb},  {Incumbent}.] 
  Leaning;  reclining;  lying;  as  the  recumbent  posture  of  the 
  Romans  at  their  meals.  Hence  figuratively;  Resting; 
  inactive;  idle.  --  {Re*cum"bent*ly},  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  recumbent 
  adj  :  lying  down  in  a  position  of  comfort  or  rest  [syn:  {accumbent}, 
  {decumbent},  {reclining}]




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