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proster·na·tion

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Prosternationnoun

    Dejection; depression; state of being cast down; act of casting down. A word not to be adopted.

    Etymology: from prosterno, Lat.

    Pain interrupts the cure of ulcers, whence are stirred up a fever, watching, and prosternation of spirits. Richard Wiseman.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prosternationnoun

    dejection; depression

  2. Etymology: [F. See Prostration.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prosternation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prosternation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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