Position
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Position
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1 n.
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
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2 n.
The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.
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3 n.
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.
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4 n.
Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.
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5 n.
A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.
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6 v. t.
To indicate the position of; to place.
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7 n.
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
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8 n.
The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.
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9 n.
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.
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10 n.
Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.
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11 n.
A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.
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12 v. t.
To indicate the position of; to place.