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RESUPINATION
Etymology
Noun
resupination (uncountable)
(botany)
The state of lying on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*su`pi*na"tion, n.
Definition: The state of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed. Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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