Meaning Of The Word Supine

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supine
adjective: If you are supine, you are lying flat on your back.

supine in American English
a Latin verbal noun formed from the stem of the past participle and having only an accusative and an ablative form
lying on the back, face upward
adjective: lying on the back, face or front upward
noun: a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirā bile dictū, “ wonderful to say”

supine in British English
adjective: lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc, upwards
noun: a noun form derived from a verb in Latin, often used to express purpose with verbs of motion

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