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ac•cum•bent  (ə kum′bənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. reclining;
    recumbent:accumbent posture.
  2. Botanylying against something.
  • Latin accumbent- (stem of accumbēns, present participle of accumbere), equivalent. to ac- ac- + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- lie, recline; see covey) + -ent- -ent
  • 1650–60
ac•cum′ben•cy, n. 

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