"decubation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdikjuˈbeɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-decubation.wav [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: PIE word *de From Latin dēcubō (“to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process or its result). Dēcubō is derived from dē- (“from”) + cubō (“to lie down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-); compare dēcumbō (“to lie down”). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|de}} PIE word *de, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{af|en|dēcubō|-ation|lang1=la|pos2=suffix indicating an action or process or its result|t1=to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)}} Latin dēcubō (“to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process or its result), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} decubation (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down. Tags: formal, obsolete, rare, uncountable Synonyms: cubation [obsolete], decumbence, decumbency, decumbiture [obsolete]

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