Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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PRONA'TION, noun [from Latin pronus, having the face downwards.]
1. Among anatomists, that motion of the radius whereby the palm of the hand is turned downwards; the act of turning the palm downwards; opposed to supination.
2. That position of the hand, when the thumb is turned towards the body, and the palm downwards.
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