recumbency

noun

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re·cum·ben·cy | \ ri-ˈkəm-bən(t)-sē

plural recumbencies

Definition of recumbency

: the state of leaning, resting, or reclining : repose also : a recumbent position

Examples of recumbency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Is recumbency necessary to facilitate analytic revelry. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 See More

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