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noun
The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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History
From Latin dēcumbo (“lie or fall down”).
