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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rì guāng yù
"他们在海滩上享受舒适的日光浴。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of basking in the sun.
"The cat found a warm patch on the wooden floor for an hour of quiet aprication." - 2
Exposure of the body to sunlight for therapeutic or relaxation purposes.
"Doctors in the early twentieth century sometimes prescribed controlled aprication to patients recovering from chronic ailments."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'apricatio', stemming from 'apricari' (to bask in the sun) and 'apricus' (exposed to the sun, warm). Entering the English language in the 17th century, the term has remained a rare, literary descriptor for the act or process of basking in the sun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aprication" is said worldwide
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ensoleillement
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.sɔ.lɛj.mɑ̃/
"L'aprication sur la terrasse était son activité préférée l'après-midi."
Sonnenbaden
Transliteration: /ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩/
"Das ausgiebige Sonnenbaden im Garten tat ihm gut."
apricazione
Transliteration: /a.pri.kaˈt͡sjo.ne/
"L'apricazione al sole pomeridiano favorisce il relax."
apricación
Transliteration: /a.pɾi.kaˈsjon/
"La apricación matutina le dava una sensación de paz."
apricação
Transliteration: /a.pɾi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A apricação ao sol é uma prática comum no verão."
धूप सेंकना
Transliteration: dhoop sekna
"सर्दी के दिनों में धूप सेंकना बहुत अच्छा लगता है।"
日光浴
Transliteration: rì guāng yù
"他们在海滩上享受舒适的日光浴。"
일광욕
Transliteration: il-gwang-yok
"고양이가 창가에서 따스하게 일광욕을 즐기고 있다."
日光浴
Transliteration: nikkōyoku
"庭でのんびり日光浴をするのが好きです。"
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