decubation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dēcubō (“to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)”) +‎ -ation (suffix indicating an action or process or its result). Dēcubō is derived from dē- (“from”) + cubō (“to lie down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-); compare dēcumbō (“to lie down”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdikjuˈbeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: de‧cub‧a‧tion === Noun === decubation (uncountable) (obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down. Synonyms: (obsolete) cubation, decumbence, decumbency, (obsolete) decumbiture ==== Related terms ==== ==== Trivia ==== The word contains each of the vowels a, e, i, o, and u once. === References === === Anagrams === inocubated