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genuflect verb

  /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/
  • (intransitive, archaic) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
  • (intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
 [[преклони́ть]] [[колено|коле́на]]/[[колено|коле́ни]], [[преклоня́ть]] [[колено|коле́на]]/[[колено|коле́ни]]
  • (intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
 [[соверша́ть]] [[коленопреклоне́ние]], [[соверши́ть]] [[коленопреклоне́ние]], пресмыка́ться

genuflection noun

  • the act of genuflecting
 коленопреклоне́ние
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