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prone

1  [prohn]
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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; ME < L prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone

Related forms:
pronely, adverb
proneness, noun

Synonyms:
1. apt, subject, tending. 3. recumbent.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: prone
Pronunciation: 'prOn
Function: adjective
: having the front or ventral surface downward; especially : lying facedown —prone adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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prone (prōn)
adj.

  1. Lying with the front or face downward.

  2. Having a tendency; inclined.

adv.
In a prone manner.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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