Resupine Definition

rĕsə-pīn
adjective
Webster's New World

Lying on the back; supine.

He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine, / With his huge neck aslant. "” Cowper.
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Origin of Resupine

  • Latin resupinus; prefix re- re- + supinus bent backward, supine.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin resupīnus re- re- supīnus supine supine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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