Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decumbiture

/dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cumbi-ture
IPA: /dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.

Obsolete

noun

The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.

Example Sentences

"It happened during my tedious and melancholy decumbiture..."
"By casting a figure for the decumbiture, or moment when the patient felt ill, and by resolving a question on the sight of his urine, the astrological doctor claimed to be able to diagnose the disease, prescribe the treatment, foretell when the sickness would reach its crisis, and prognosticate its eventual outcome."

Etymology

From Latin dēcumbo (“lie or fall down”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/
British English: /dɪˈkʌmbɪtjʊə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

decumbitures (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce decumbiture?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/.
What does decumbiture mean?: The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
Where does decumbiture come from?: From Latin dēcumbo (“lie or fall down”).

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