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   posture

   /ˈpɒstʃə/

   noun

   • 1. the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: "I got out of the car in an alert posture" Similar bearingcarriagecomportmentway of standing/sittingstancedeportment
   • ▪ a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour: "the snake inverts itself into the mock-dead posture"
   • 2. a particular approach or attitude: "trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations" Similar attitudestancestandstandpointviewpoint of viewviewpointopinionpositionway of thinkingframe of mindoutlookangleslantperspective
   • ▪ a way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose: "despite pulling back its missiles, the government maintained a defiant posture for home consumption"

   verb

   • 1. behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead: "a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class"
   • ▪ adopt (a particular attitude) so as to impress or mislead: "the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales"
   • 2. place (someone) in a particular attitude or pose: archaic "and still these two were postured motionless"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position’, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. postural adjective
   • 2. posturer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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