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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

subincumbent en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + incumbent.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lying beneath.
    • When the candle burnt down, it ignited the paper and burnt the string, causing the books (or water) to fall, which roused the subincumbent sleeper, who proceeded to wake the rest. 1866, Robert Blachford Mansfield, School-life at Winchester College, page 71: