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pronation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From French pronation, from Latin pronatio.

noun pronations

  1. countable, uncountable Walking on the inner edge of the foot.
  2. countable, uncountable The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back.
  3. countable, uncountable The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down.

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noun action of rotating the forearm

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@misc{pronation_2026,
  title = {pronation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pronation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}