Accubation: Difference between revisions

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English

Etymology

From Latin accubātiō (“a reclining at table”), from accubō (“to recline at table”), from ad- (“to, toward”) + cubō (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (US)

Noun

accubation (uncountable)

The act or posture of reclining on a couch, especially in reference to the custom of the ancient Greeks and Romans of reclining while dining.

Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).

Related terms

Transliteration

Hangul: 애큐베이션 (aekyubeisyeon)
Katakana: アキュベイション (akyubeishon)
Zhuyin: ㄚㄎㄧㄡㄅㄟㄕㄣ

References

Genshashin. 2025. “She's Nefer gonna let you down!” TikTok video (November 4, 2025). Accessed February 25, 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@genshashin/video/7569026369892437269

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 ===Etymology===
-From Latin ''accubatiō'', from ''accubō'' (“to recline”), from ''ad-'' (“to”) + ''cubō'' (“to lie down”).
+From Latin ''accubātiō'' (“a reclining at table”), from ''accubō'' (“to recline at table”), from ''ad-'' (“to, toward”) + ''cubō'' (“to lie down”).
 ===Pronunciation===
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 ===Noun===
+'''accubation''' (uncountable)
-# The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
+# The act or posture of reclining on a couch, especially in reference to the custom of the ancient Greeks and Romans of reclining while dining.
-[[File:Image from page 065 of The Century dictionary and cyclopedia (1897) (14785123925).jpg|thumb|Accubation (historical illustration).]]
+[[File:Image from page 065 of The Century dictionary and cyclopedia (1897) (14785123925).jpg|thumb|Accubation in antiquity (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).]]
+[[File:Nefer-accubation-image.jpg|thumb|Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).]]
-[[File:Nefer-accubation.webp|thumb|Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).]]
 ====Related terms====
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 * [[accumbent]]
-====Translations====
+====Transliteration====
-* French: ''accubation'' (rare)
+* Hangul: 애큐베이션 (aekyubeisyeon)
-* German: ''Akkubation'', ''Akkubition''
+* Katakana: アキュベイション (akyubeishon)
-* Latin: ''accubatio''
+* Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄧㄡ ㄅㄟ ㄕㄣ
+====References====
+* Genshashin. 2025. “She's Nefer gonna let you down!” TikTok video (November 4, 2025). Accessed February 25, 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@genshashin/video/7569026369892437269