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posture

/ˈpɒstʃə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
  2. A situation or condition.
  3. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
  4. The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
  5. To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
  6. To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
  7. To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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