decubation
Syllables: de·cub·a·tion/ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/US/ˌdikjuˈbeɪʃən/
decubation noun: the act of lying down.
Noun
decubation (uncountable)
- The act of lying down.
- Here we may not omit what Learned men have obſerv'd concerning the Cuſtome of Prophets and Perſons inſpir'd of old, to ſleep [...] on Matraſſes and Beds made of their Leaves, ad Conſulendum to ask adviſe of God. [...] At this decubation upon Boughs the Satyriſt ſeems to hint where he introduces the...1670, John Evelyn, “. Chapter XXXV. An Historical Account of the Sacrednesse, and Use of Standing Groves, &c..”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His...
- Whatever might evene, I was procinct against a decubation in a state of deteriority, by an infrangible consortion with an amotorculist.1856, Lorenzo Altisonant [pseudonym; Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour], “Response to the Above. [Letter No. XIII.]”, in Letters to Squire Pedant, in the East, by Lorenzo Altisonant, an Emigrant to the...
- Synonyms:
- cubation, decumbence, decumbency, decumbiture
decubation meaning in Tamil
decubation in Tamil
- தொற்றுநோய் தொற்றுக் காலம்
Synonyms of decubation
Origin of decubation
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”).
Words that rhyme with decubation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about decubation
- What does decubation mean?
- Decubation means the act of lying down.
- What is decubation in Tamil?
- Decubation in Tamil is தொற்றுநோய் தொற்றுக் காலம். See Decubation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is decubation?
- Decubation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce decubation?
- Decubation is pronounced /ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (UK).
Words near decubation in the dictionary
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