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prone

1

[ prohn ]

adjective

  1. having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable:

    to be prone to anger.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
  3. lying flat; prostrate.

    Synonyms:

  4. having a downward direction or slope.
  5. having the palm downward, as the hand.


prone

2

[ prohn ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
  2. sloping or tending downwards
  3. having an inclination to do something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-prone

2

combining form

  1. liable or disposed to suffer

    accident-prone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱ, adverb
  • ˈDzԱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DzԱl adverb
  • DzԱn 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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