accubation
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Ac·cu·ba·tion
n. (ăk*kū̍*bā"shŬn)
[L. accubatio, for accubitio, fr. accubare to recline; ad + cubare to lie down. See Accumb.]
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
