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lotus position

–noun
a standard seated posture for yoga, with legs intertwined, left foot over right thigh, and right foot over left thigh.

Origin:
1960–65
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lotus position  
n.  A cross-legged sitting position used in yoga.

[Translation of Sanskrit padmāsanam : padmaḥ, lotus + āsanam, sitting posture (from its resemblance to a lotus).]
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