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adjective
1.
having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
2.
having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
3.
lying flat; prostrate.
4.
having a downward direction or slope.
5.
having the palm downward, as the hand.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone
Related forms
prone·ly, adverb
prone·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. apt, subject, tending. 3. recumbent.
1. apt, subject, tending. 3. recumbent.
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noun
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
Origin:
1660–70; < French prône grill, grating (separating chancel from nave); so called because notices and addresses were delivered there
1660–70; < French prône grill, grating (separating chancel from nave); so called because notices and addresses were delivered there
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Word Origin & History
prone
1382, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from L. pronus "bent forward, inclined to," from adverbial form of pro- "forward." Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1578. Both lit. and fig. senses were in L.; fig. is older in Eng.
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Medical Dictionary
prone (prōn)
adj.
Lying with the front or face downward.
Having a tendency; inclined.
In a prone manner.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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