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Meaning of 'incumbent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incumbent [ a.]
- Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
- Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon.
- Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
- Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
2 . Incumbent [ n.]
- A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.

Meaning of 'incumbent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incumbent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lying or leaning on something else
Example in sentence:
  • an incumbent geological formation
Meaning (2):
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
Example in sentence:
  • it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
Meaning (3):
- currently holding an office
Example in sentence:
  • the incumbent governor

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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