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decubation.

The act of lying down.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdikjuˈbeɪʃən/General-American
  1. The act of lying down.

    formal · obsolete · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin dēcubō (“to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process or its result). Dēcubō is derived from dē- (“from”) + cubō (“to lie down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-); compare dēcumbō (“to lie down”).

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