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prone
1[ prohn ]
adjective
- having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable:
to be prone to anger.
Synonyms: ,
- having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
- lying flat; prostrate.
Synonyms:
- having a downward direction or slope.
- having the palm downward, as the hand.
prone
2[ prohn ]
noun
- a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
prone
1/ əʊ /
adjective
- lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
- sloping or tending downwards
- having an inclination to do something
-prone
2combining form
- liable or disposed to suffer
accident-prone
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Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱ, adverb
- ˈDzԱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- DzԱl adverb
- DzԱn noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prone1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ōԳܲ “turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed,” adverb based on ō pro 1( def )
Origin of prone2
First recorded in 1660–70; from French ôԱ “grill, grating (separating chancel from nave),” so called because notices and addresses were delivered there, from Old French prodne, prorne, prosne, by way of a Medieval Latin or Late Latin intermediary such as protinum (unrecorded) from Latin prothyrum “foyer, porch, vestibule,” from Greek óٳDz, from ó pro- 2( def ) + ٳý “door” ( door ( def ) )
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prone1
C14: from Latin ōԳܲ bent forward, from pro- 1
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