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Nov 30, 2009
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pros•tra•tion



Pronunciation: (pro-strā'shun), [key]
n.
1. the act of prostrating.
2. the state of being prostrated.
3. extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection: nervous prostration.
4. extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: heat prostration.

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