semirecumbent

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adjective

Half lying down, half sitting

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivesemirecumbent (not comparable)

alternative semi-recumbent

  1. not comparableHalf lying down, half sitting

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishrecumbent
  6. Englishsemirecumbent

From semi- + recumbent.

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Translations

Finnish puolimakaava
  • puolimakaavahalf lying, half sitting
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APA

semirecumbent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semirecumbent

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Chicago

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