English Explanatory Dictionary

decumbiture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
  2. The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkʌmbɪtjʊə/ /dɪˈkʌmbɪtʃə/ /dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/

Word forms

decumbiture decumbitures

Etymology

From Latin dēcumbo (“lie or fall down”).

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