prone
prone definition
prone (prōn)
adjective
- lying or leaning face downward
- lying flat or prostrate; in a horizontal position
- having a natural bent; disposed or inclined (to) prone to error
- groveling; abject
- Old Poet. leaning forward or sloping downward
Etymology: ME < L pronus < pro, before: see pro-
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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