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STANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Standing posture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):
address (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)
attention (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review)
erectness; uprightness (the property of being upright in posture)
Derivation:
stand (be standing; be upright)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A rationalized mental attitude
Synonyms:
position; posture; stance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stance" is a kind of...):
attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stance"):
hard line (a firm and uncompromising stance or position)
point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Derivation:
stand (have or maintain a position or stand on an issue)
