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单词 accumbency
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accumbencyn.

Brit. /əˈkʌmb(ə)nsi/, U.S. /əˈkəmbənsi/
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin accumbent- , accumbēns , accumbere , -ency suffix.
Etymology: Probably < classical Latin accumbent-, accumbēns, present participle of accumbere accumb v.: see -ency suffix. Compare later accumbent adj. and earlier accumbent n. Compare also earlier accubation n., accumbing n.
Now rare.
Accumbent position or posture.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun] > at table
accubation1612
accumbing1646
accumbency1658
1658 J. Robinson Endoxa v. 142 They dare not seem to worship the bread, by kneeling before it; yet will they reverence it with their head bare; which is no gesture befitting familiar accumbency, and fraternal communion.
1778 N. B. Halhed Gram. Bengal Lang. 13 Accumbency.
1892 J. Dwyer Essays 27 From my position of supine accumbency upon the bed I rose and went about to occupy myself as best I could.
1913 Ann. Bot. 27 803 The asymmetry of its environment which produces accumbency and other irregularities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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