posture
[ pos-cher ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃər /
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noun
verb (used with object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
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Origin of posture
synonym study for posture
2. See position.
OTHER WORDS FROM posture
pos·tur·al, adjectivepos·tur·er, nounWords nearby posture
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British Dictionary definitions for posture
posture
/ (ˈpɒstʃə) /
noun
verb
to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
(intr) to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose
Derived forms of posture
postural, adjectiveposturer, nounWord Origin for posture
C17: via French from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, from pōnere to place
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Medical definitions for posture
posture
[ pŏs′chər ]
n.
A position of the body or of body parts.
A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.
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