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superincumbent

su·pe·rin·cumbent

UK/suːpəɹɪnˈkʌmbənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else

  • “superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition”
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Origin

From Latin superincumbentem, present participle of superincumbere. By surface analysis, super- + incumbent.

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