stance

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#1·7h ago

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

Origin: From , from (compare modern ), from , from , from , ultimately from . The word is cognate with and a . The verb is derived from the noun. Compare typologically (cognate via PIE). Also see position, posture. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

One's opinion or point of view.

Stance and gait are best examined with the patient barefoot; meaningful findings can be obtained only if the patient has enough room to walk in. The testing of stance and gait often provides important clues to the type of disease process…

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#3·7h ago

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

Peter Gammons told me Yaz switched his stance every year, but [[w:Cal Ripken Jr.

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