posture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  2. noun characteristic way of bearing one's body
  3. noun a rationalized mental attitude

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

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Synonyms

position, attitude

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