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Feb 11, 2012
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sed•en•tar•y



Pronunciation: (sed'n-ter"ē), [key]
—adj.
1. characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
2. accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
3. Chiefly Zool.
a. abiding in one place; not migratory.
b. pertaining to animals that move about little or are permanently attached to something, as a barnacle.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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