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English Dictionary: Supination by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supination
n
  1. rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
    Antonym(s): pronation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Supination \Su`pi*na"tion\, n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend
      or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See
      {Supine}.] (Physiol.)
      (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position
            of the hand with the palm upward.
      (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed
            to {pronation}.
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