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recumbent

Pronunciation: /rɪˈkʌmb(ə)nt/
Definition of recumbent

adjective

  • (especially of a person or effigy) lying down:recumbent statues
  • (of a plant) growing close to the ground: recumbent shrubs

noun

  • a type of bicycle designed to be ridden lying almost flat on one’s back.

Derivatives

recumbency

noun

recumbently

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin recumbent- 'reclining', from the verb recumbere, from re- 'back' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'

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Definition of recumbent in the US English dictionary

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