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pos⋅ture

  [pos-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the relative disposition of the parts of something.
2. the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture.
3. an affected or unnatural attitude: He struck a comic posture.
4. a mental or spiritual attitude: His ideas reveal a defensive posture.
5. one's image or policy as perceived by the public, other nations, etc.: The company wants to develop a more aggressive marketing posture.
6. position, condition, or state, as of affairs.
–verb (used with object)
7. to place in a particular posture or attitude.
8. to position, esp. strategically: to posture troops along a border.
9. to develop a policy or stance for (oneself, a company, government, etc.): The White House postured itself for dealing with the fuel crisis.
10. to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter): The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor.
–verb (used without object)
11. to assume a particular posture.
12. to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body.
13. to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression.
Origin:
1595–1605; < F < It postura < L positūra. See posit, -ure

Related forms:
pos⋅tur⋅al, adjective
pos⋅tur⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. See position.
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pos·ture   (pŏs'chər)   
n.  

    1. A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.

    2. An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.

  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.

  3. Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.

  4. A stance or disposition with regard to something: "Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East" (Gerard Smith).

  5. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.

v.   pos·tured, pos·tur·ing, pos·tures

v.   intr.

  1. To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.

  2. To assume a pose.

v.   tr.
To put into a specific posture; pose.

[French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, position, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
pos'tur·al adj., pos'tur·er, pos'tur·ist n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance.
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Word Origin & History

posture 
1605, from Fr. posture (16c.), from It. postura "position, posture," from L. positura "position, station," from postulus, pp. of ponere "put, place" (see position). The verb, in the fig. sense of "to take up an artificial mental position" is attested from 1877. Posturpedic trademark name (Sealy, Inc., Chicago) for a brand of mattress, filed in 1951.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pos·tur·al
Pronunciation: 'päs-ch&-r&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or involving posture <posturaltension> <postural exercises> <postural muscles>; also : ORTHOSTATIC<postural hypotension>

Main Entry: pos·ture
Pronunciation: 'päs-ch&r
Function: noun
1 : the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic orassumed for a special purpose posture>
2 : a conscious mental or outward behavioral attitude
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

postural pos·tur·al (pŏs'chər-əl)
adj.
Relating to or involving posture.

posture pos·ture (pŏs'chər)
n.

  1. A position of the body or of body parts.

  2. A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.

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