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prostration definition

pros·tra·tion (präs trā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a prostrating or being prostrated
  2. utter physical or mental exhaustion or helplessness

Etymology: LL prostratio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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