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Webster 1913 Edition

Prosternation

Prosˊter-na′tion

,

Noun.

[F. See

.]

Dejection; depression.

[Obs.]

Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prosternation

PROSTERNA'TION

,

Noun.

[L. prosterno, to prostrate; pro and sterno.]

A state of being cast down; dejection; depression. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

prosternation

prosternation

English

Noun

prosternation ‎(plural prosternations)

(obsolete) dejection; depression
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French

Noun

prosternation f ‎(plural prosternations)

prostration