prosternation

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prosternation

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French. See prostration.

noun prosternations

obsolete dejection; depression a Prosternation of Spirit
Similar: melancholy, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness

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@misc{prosternation_2026,
  title = {prosternation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prosternation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}