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Definition: DECUBATION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Act of lying down; decumbence.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Decubation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Decubation \Dec`u*ba"tion\, noun. [From Latin decubare; de- cubare. See Decumbent.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECUBATION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The act of lying down. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: DECUBATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Act of lying down; decumbence.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DECUBATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Decubation \Dec`u*ba"tion\, noun. [From Latin decubare; de- cubare. See Decumbent.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECUBATION

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] The act of lying down. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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