prone

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[ 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.

  1. lying flat; prostrate.

  2. having a downward direction or slope.

  3. having the palm downward, as the hand.

Origin of prone

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin prōnus “turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed,” adverb based on prō pro1

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Other words from prone

  • pronely, adverb
  • proneness, noun

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Other definitions for prone (2 of 2)

prone2
[ prohn ]

noun
  1. a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.

Origin of prone

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First recorded in 1660–70; from French prône “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 próthyron, from pró pro-2 + thýra “door” (see also door )

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British Dictionary definitions for prone (1 of 2)

prone

/ (prəʊn) /


adjective
  1. lying flat or face downwards; prostrate

  2. sloping or tending downwards

  1. having an inclination to do something

Origin of prone

1
C14: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro- 1

Derived forms of prone

  • pronely, adverb
  • proneness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for -prone (2 of 2)

-prone

adj combining form
  1. liable or disposed to suffer: accident-prone

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