What does recumbence mean?

recumbence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"sternal recumbence"
"supine recumbence"
"lateral recumbence"
"anal recumbence"
"the Sound […] can usually be itensified by […] change of position, especially from recumbence to sitting; […]"
"“Just—” Jon heaved again. He looked like a child’s flatdoll on the smooth green floor, his body too oval from long recumbence, so that his face grimaced out of his sternum."

recumbences (plural)

recumbency

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