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# 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.
# 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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[[File:Image from page 065 of The Century dictionary and cyclopedia (1897) (14785123925).jpg|thumb|Accubation in antiquity (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).]]
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<small>Accubation in antiquity (historical illustration).</small>
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[[File:Nefer-accubation-image.jpg|thumb|Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).]]
[[File:Nefer-accubation-image.jpg|thumb|Modern illustrative example of accubation — Nefer reclining on a sofa (Genshashin, 2025).]]


Revision as of 02:00, 26 February 2026

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)

  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).

Translations

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

References

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