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stance (stans)

noun

  1. the way a person or animal stands; standing posture, with special reference to placement of the feet, as the posture of a golfer, baseball batter, etc.
  2. ☆ the attitude adopted in confronting or dealing with a particular situation a belligerent political stance

Etymology: OFr estance < VL *stantia < L stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare, to stand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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