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reclined Definition


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recline
verb reclined, reclining
    intr
    1. To lean or lie on one's back or side, especially when resting; to lie back.
      Thesaurus: lounge, rest, lie, stretch out, loll, sprawl.
    2. To lean or lay something on its back, or in a resting position.
    3. To incline or bend something backwards.
Derivative: reclinable
adj
    Derivative: reclining
    adj
      Etymology: 15c: from French recliner, from Latin reclinare to lean back.



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