| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ACCUBATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Accubation \Ac`cu*ba"tion\, noun. [Latin expression accubatio, for accubitio, from accubare to recline; ad cubare to lie down. See Accumb.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACCUBATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A lying or reclining on a couch, as the ancients at their meals. The manner was to recline on low beds or couches with the head resting on a pillow or on the elbow. Two or three men lay on one bed, the feet of one extended behind the back of another. This practice was not permitted among soldiers, children and servants; nor was it known, until luxury had corrupted manners.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals. (references) | ||
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