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单词 recumb
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Definition of recumb in English:

recumb

verb rɪˈkʌm
  • no object To lean, recline, rest. In early use chiefly figurative: †to rely, depend on or upon God or Christ; compare "recumbency" (obsolete).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), mathematician and theologian. From classical Latin recumbere to lie down, recline from re- + -cumbere to lay oneself. Compare Middle French recomber (intransitive) to extend, (reflexive) to rely or depend (on someone).

 
 

Definition of recumb in US English:

recumb

verbrɪˈkʌm
  • no object To lean, recline, rest. In early use chiefly figurative: †to rely, depend on or upon God or Christ; compare "recumbency" (obsolete).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), mathematician and theologian. From classical Latin recumbere to lie down, recline from re- + -cumbere to lay oneself. Compare Middle French recomber (intransitive) to extend, (reflexive) to rely or depend (on someone).

 
 
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