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posture definition

pos·ture (päs′c̸hər)

noun

  1. the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing
  2. such a position assumed as in posing for an artist
  3. the way things stand; condition with respect to circumstances the delicate posture of foreign affairs
    1. an attitude of mind; frame of mind
    2. an attitude assumed merely for effect
  5. an official stand or position, as that taken by a nation on a major issue

Etymology: MFr < It postura < L positura, a position < ponere, to place: see position

transitive verb postured -·tured, posturing -·tur·ing

to place in a particular posture; pose

intransitive verb

to assume a bodily or mental posture; esp., to assume an attitude merely for effect; pose

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