POSITION
\pəzˈɪʃən], \pəzˈɪʃən], \p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of POSITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
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an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
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the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
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cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
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an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
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the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
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a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
By Princeton University
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a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
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an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
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the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
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cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
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an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
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the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
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a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
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The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.
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Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.
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A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.
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To indicate the position of; to place.
By Oddity Software
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The state of being set or placed; situation; as, the position of a house; office or employment; as, to lose one's position; posture; as, a graceful position; attitude toward any subject; as, to define one's position.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. Attitude, posture; see Bozeman, Edebohls, Elliot-Fowler, Pean, Rose, Simon, Sims, Trendelenburg, Walcher. 2. The place occupied 3. Specifically, in obstetrics, the relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the maternal structures; see cuts under presentation.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Place, situation: attitude: state of affairs: the ground taken in argument, or a dispute: principle laid down: place in society.
By Daniel Lyons
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The manner or place in which a thing is set or stationed.
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Disposition of the parts of the body; attitude; posture.
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Place in society, government, etc.; office; rank.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The state of being placed or set; situation; place; attitude or posture, as of a model or object to be copied; a principle advanced or laid down; state of affairs; condition; state; a rule in arithmetic.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.:situation, posture, attitude .
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The place occupied by a thing or in which it is put; situation, site, station.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] The manner in which any thing is placed ; - situation ; condition ; - the spot where a person or thing is placed; station;-hence, tbe ground which any one takes in an argument, &c.;- a proposition to be defended or reasoned out ; thesis ;-relative place or standing in society ; social;-a method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions.
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