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prone

(pr

n) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Lying with the front or face downward.
Having a tendency; inclined: paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.

ADVERB:

In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, inclined, disposed, from Latin prnus, leaning forward; see per¹ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pronely(Adverb), proneness(Noun)

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