Etymology

discubitory

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Today it means: leaning; fitted for a reclining posture Full definition →

Latin discumbere
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  1. Latin · derived fromdiscumbere
  2. English todaydiscubitory

From Latin discumbere, discubitum (“to lie down, recline at table”), from dis- + cumbere (“(in comparative) to lie down”).

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