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recumbent

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  1. prone                 
 
re.cum.bent \-b*nt\ aj [L recumbent-, recumbens, prp. of recumbere to lie 
   down, fr.]re- + -cumbere to lie down (akin to L cubare to lie, recline) - 
   more at HIP 1a: suggestive of repose : RESTING  1b: lying down  of an 
   anatomical structure  2: tending to rest upon the surface from which it 
   extends  - re.cum.bent.ly av