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sedentary definition

sed·en·tary (sed′'n ter′ē)

adjective

    1. of or marked by much sitting about and little travel
    2. keeping one seated much of the time a sedentary job
    1. remaining in one locality; not migratory: said of birds, etc.
    2. fixed to one spot, as a barnacle

Etymology: Fr sédentaire < L sedentarius < sedens, prp. of sedere, to sit

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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