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Word entry · 5 letters

prone

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"Lying face down"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /pɹəʊn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted enoprStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. lying face downward

Word origin

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

Used in a sentence

  • “prone position”
  • “The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.”
  • “prone to failure”

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01“Lying face down”5 letters

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