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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Latin ''accubātiō'' (“a reclining at table”), from ''accubō'' (“to recline at table”), from ''ad-'' (“to, toward”) + ''cubō'' (“to lie down”).
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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* [[accumbent]]
* [[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====
====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
* 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

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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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  • /ˌɑːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (US)

accubation (uncountable)

  1. 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.
Accubation in antiquity (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).
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Transliteration

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  • Hangul: 애큐베이션 (aekyubeisyeon)
  • Katakana: アキュベイション (akyubeishon)
  • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄧㄡ ㄅㄟ ㄕㄣ

References

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