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resupine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-supine
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lying on the back; supine.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "a most resupine patience"
  • "He ſpake, and, dovvnvvard ſvvay'd, fell reſupine, / VVith his huge neck aſlant. All-conqu'ring ſleep / Soon ſeized him."

Etymology

From Latin resupinus, from re- (“re-”) + supinus (“bent backward, supine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

supine

Questions

What does resupine mean?
Lying on the back; supine.
Where does resupine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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