sedentation

noun

sed·​en·​ta·​tion

ˌsedᵊn‧ˈtāshən

plural -s

: the adoption of a sedentary mode of life or practices of sedentes

Word History

Etymology

Latin or New Latin sedent-, sedens + English -ation

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