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| re·cum·bent [ ri kúmbənt ] |
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1. lying: lying back or lying down
  a colossal recumbent statue
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2. biology resting or leaning: describes a plant or animal part that rests or leans against something else
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3. geology horizontal: describes a geologic fold whose axis is more or less horizontal
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| [Early 18th century. < Latin recumbent-, present participle of recumbere "lie back" < -cumbere "lie down"] |
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| re·cum·bence noun |
| re·cum·bent·ly adverb |
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