Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accubation

/ˌɑ.kjuˈbeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cu-ba-tion
IPA: /ˌɑ.kjuˈbeɪ.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Accubation was introduced in Rome after the first Punic War (264-241 BC). In Greece accubation was unknown at the time of the Homeric poems (cf. Od. i. 145 ἑξείης ἕζοντο κατὰ κλισμούς τε θρόνους τε, XV. 134 ἑζέσθην δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔπειτα κατὰ κλισμούς τε θρόνους τε), but afterwards the Greeks and Romans adopted this Oriental fashion and lay very nearly flat on their breasts while taking their meals, or in a semi-sitting posture supported on the left elbow."
"Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by very many Nations."

Etymology

From Latin accubatiō, accubitiō, from accubō (“to recline”), from ad- + cubō (“to lie down”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱewb-, accubatiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑ.kjuˈbeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

accumb accumbent

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce accubation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑ.kjuˈbeɪ.ʃən/.
What does accubation mean?: The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
Where does accubation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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