disposition

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun your usual mood
  2. noun the act or means of getting rid of something
  3. noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Etymology

From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

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temperament

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