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sit⋅u⋅a⋅tion

  [sich-oo-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
2. a place or locality.
3. condition; case; plight: He is in a desperate situation.
4. the state of affairs; combination of circumstances: The present international situation is dangerous.
5. a position or post of employment; job.
6. a state of affairs of special or critical significance in the course of a play, novel, etc.
7. Sociology. the aggregate of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors acting on an individual or group to condition behavioral patterns.
Origin:
1480–90; < ML situātiōn- (s. of situātiō). See situate, -ion

Related forms:
sit⋅u⋅a⋅tion⋅al, adjective
sit⋅u⋅a⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. site. 4. See state. 5. See position.
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sit·u·a·tion   (sĭch'ōō-ā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
    2. The place in which something is situated; a location.
  2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
  3. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. See Synonyms at state.
  4. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances.
  5. A position of employment; a post.
sit'u·a'tion·al adj., sit'u·a'tion·al·ly adv.
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