transitive verb reclined, reclining
Origin: ME reclynen < L reclinare < re-, back + clinare, to lean: see incline
intransitive verb
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verb re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English reclinen
Origin: , from Old French recliner
Origin: , from Latin reclīnāre
Origin: : re-, re-
Origin: + -clīnāre, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots
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