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recumbent

The English word “recumbent” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Lying down.
  2. Inactive; idle.

noun

  1. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.
  2. A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Etymology

From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbō (“to recline”).

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