stance

Noun
Synonyms: positionposture

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. standing posture
  2. a rationalized mental attitudeSynonyms: positionposture
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stance \Stance\ (st[a^]ns), n. [OF. estance. See Stanza.]

1.A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

2.A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

3.(Golf, Baseball) The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

4.the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something. [PJC]

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