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Reclination

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re·cline  (r-kln)
v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines
v.tr.
To cause to assume a leaning or prone position.
v.intr.
To lie back or down.

[Middle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin reclnre : re-, re- + -clnre, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

recli·nation (rkl-nshn) n.


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