recumbent
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adj
noun
Freq #122672
Meanings
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adj
lying down
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adj
Lying down.
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adj
Inactive; idle.
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4
noun
A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.
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noun
A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.
Etymology
From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbō (“to recline”).
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