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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Latin '' | From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accubitio#Latin accubātiō]'' (“a reclining at table”), from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accubo#Latin accubō]'' (“to recline at table”), from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ad-#Latin ad-]'' (“to, toward”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cubo#Latin cubō]'' (“to lie down”). | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
'''accubation''' (uncountable) | |||
# The act or posture of reclining on a couch, | # 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 ( | [[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).]] | |||
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====Related terms==== | ====Related terms==== | ||
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* [[accumbent]] | * [[accumbent]] | ||
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* | * Hangul: 애큐베이션 (aekyubeisyeon) | ||
* | * Katakana: アキュベイション (akyubeishon) | ||
* | * 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 | |||
Latest revision as of 06:29, 26 February 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Latin accubātiō (“a reclining at table”), from accubō (“to recline at table”), from ad- (“to, toward”) + cubō (“to lie down”).
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- /ˌɑːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (US)
Noun
[edit | edit source]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.
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Related terms
[edit | edit source]Transliteration
[edit | edit source]- Hangul: 애큐베이션 (aekyubeisyeon)
- Katakana: アキュベイション (akyubeishon)
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄧㄡ ㄅㄟ ㄕㄣ
References
[edit | edit source]- 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