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subincumbent

subincumbent adjective: lying beneath.

Adjective

subincumbent (not comparable)

  1. Lying beneath.
    • When the candle burnt down, it ignited the paper and burnt the string, causing the books (or water) to fall, which roused the subincumbent sleeper, who proceeded to wake the rest.1866, Robert Blachford Mansfield, School-life at Winchester College, page 71

Origin of subincumbent

From sub- + incumbent.

Questions about subincumbent

What does subincumbent mean?
Subincumbent means lying beneath.
What part of speech is subincumbent?
Subincumbent is an adjective.

Words near subincumbent in the dictionary

  1. subincises
  2. subincising
  3. subincision
  4. subincisions
  5. subincomplete
  6. subincumbent
  7. subincusation
  8. subincusations
  9. subindex
  10. subindexed
  11. subindexes

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