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prone
Pronunciation: (prōn), [key] — adj.
- having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
- having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
- lying flat; prostrate.
- having a downward direction or slope.
- having the palm downward, as the hand.
prone
Pronunciation: (prōn), [key] — n.
- a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
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