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English

Etymology

From Latin accubatiō, from accubō (“to recline”), from ad- (“to”) + cubō (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (US)

Noun

<img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ga0hQkdOkGc/hq720.jpg" width="400">
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.

Related terms

Translations

French: accubation (rare)
German: Akkubation, Akkubition
Latin: accubatio

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 ===Etymology===
-{{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}
+From Latin ''accubatiō'', from ''accubō'' (“to recline”), from ''ad-'' (“to”) + ''cubō'' (“to lie down”).
-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}}
+* /ˌɑːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (US)
-* {{rhymes|en|eɪʃən|s=4}}
 ===Noun===
-{{en-noun|-}}
-[[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).]]
-[[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ga0hQkdOkGc/hq720.jpg]]
+<div style="text-align:center;">
-''Modern illustrative example of accubation (Nefer reclining on a sofa).''
+<img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ga0hQkdOkGc/hq720.jpg" width="400">
+<br>
+<small>Modern illustrative example of accubation (Nefer reclining on a sofa).</small>
+</div>
-# 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.
-#* {{quote-journal|en|journal=Journal of Biblical literature|volume=21-22|page=64|year=1902|passage='''Accubation''' was introduced in Rome after the first Punic War (264-241 BC). In Greece '''accubation''' was unknown at the time of the Homeric poems (cf. Od. i. 145 ἑξείης ἕζοντο κατὰ κλισμούς τε θρόνους τε, XV. 134 ἑζέσθην δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔπειτα κατὰ κλισμούς τε θρόνους τε), but afterwards the Greeks and Romans adopted this Oriental fashion and lay very nearly flat on their breasts while taking their meals, or in a semi-sitting posture supported on the left elbow.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XA1AZqgPF74C}}
-#* {{RQ:Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica|edition=2nd|passage='''Accubation''', or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by very many Nations.}}
 ====Related terms====
-* {{l|en|accumb}}
+* [[accumb]]
-* {{l|en|accumbent}}
+* [[accumbent]]
 ====Translations====
-{{trans-top|the act or posture of reclining on a couch}}
+* French: ''accubation'' (rare)
-* French: {{t|fr|accubation|f}} {{q|rare}}
+* German: ''Akkubation'', ''Akkubition''
-* German: {{t|de|Akkubation|f}}, {{t|de|Akkubition|f}}
+* Latin: ''accubatio''
-{{trans-bottom}}
-{{checktrans-top}}
-* Latin: {{t-check|la|accubatio}}
-{{trans-bottom}}