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disposition definition

dis·po·si·tion (dis′pə zis̸hən)

noun

  1. a putting in order or being put in order; arrangement the disposition of the troops
  2. management or settlement of affairs
  3. a selling or giving away, as of property
  4. a getting rid of something the disposition of wastes
  5. the power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  6. an inclination or tendency a disposition to quarrel
  7. one's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament

Etymology: ME disposicioun < OFr disposition < L dispositio < dispositus, pp. of disponere, to arrange: see dis- & position

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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