recumbent

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbō (I recline).

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recumbent (comparative more recumbent, superlative most recumbent)

  1. Lying down.
  2. Inactive; idle.

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A recumbent bicycle.

recumbent (plural recumbents)

  1. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.
    Synonym: recumbent bicycle

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Verb[edit]

recumbent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of recumbō