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Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}} From {{bor|en|la|accubatiō}}, {{m|la|accubitiō}}, from {{m|la|accubō||to recline}}, from {{m|la||ad-}} + {{m|la|cubō||to lie down}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|en|/ˌɑ.kjuˈbeɪ.ʃən/|a=US}} * {{rhymes|en|eɪʃən|s=4}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|-}} thumb|'''Accubation''' (historical illustration). File:https://i..."
 
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[[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''' (historical illustration).]]


[[File:https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ga0hQkdOkGc/hq720.jpg|thumb|Modern example of accubation (Nefer reclining on a sofa).]]
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''Modern illustrative example of accubation (Nefer reclining on a sofa).''


# 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]], as [[practiced]] by the ancients at meals.

Revision as of 01:29, 26 February 2026

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

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Accubation (historical illustration).

[[1]] Modern illustrative example of accubation (Nefer reclining on a sofa).

  1. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.

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