Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - supine
Supine
supine
adj. & n. --adj. 1 lying face upwards (cf. PRONE). 2 having the front or ventral part upwards; (of the hand) with the palm upwards. 3 inert, indolent; morally or mentally inactive. --n. a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, esp. to denote purpose (e.g. mirabile dictu wonderful to relate). Derivatives supinely adv. supineness n. Etymology: L supinus, rel. to super: (n.) f. LL supinum neut. (reason unkn.)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English supyn, from Late Latin supinum, from Latin, neuter of supinus, adjective Date: 15th century a Latin verbal noun having an accusative of purpose in -um and an ablative of specification in -u, an English infinitive with to, II. adjective see: up Date: 15th century 1. lying on the back or with the face upward, marked by supination, exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity, leaning or sloping backward, see: prone ~ly adverb ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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