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| sedentary [ sédd'ntəri ] |
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1. involving sitting: involving a lot of sitting and correspondingly little exercise
  sedentary work
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2. usually sitting: tending to sit most of the time and taking little exercise
a sedentary person
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3. marine biology not moving: describes shellfish that remain in one place, usually attached to a rock, for most of their lives
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4. birds nonmigratory: describes birds that remain in the same area throughout the year and do not migrate
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Latin sedentarius< sedere 'sit'] |
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| sedentarily adverb |
| sedentariness noun |
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