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  1. decumbencenoun

    The act or posture of lying down.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Decumbence, Decumbencynoun

    The act of lying down; the posture of lying down.

    Etymology: decumbo, Latin.

    This must come to pass, if we hold opinion they lie not down, and enjoy no decumbence at all; for station is properly no rest, but one kind of motion. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.

    Not considering the ancient manner of decumbency, he imputed this gesture of the beloved disciple unto rusticity, or an act of incivility. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v. c. 6.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decumbencenoun

    alt. of Decumbency

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decumbence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decumbence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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