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Dictionary: stance   (stăns) pronunciation
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  1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. See synonyms at posture.
  2. Mental posture; point of view: "Peru ... has also toughened its stance toward foreign investors" (Abraham F. Lowenthal).

[French, position, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stāns, stant-, present participle of stāre, to stand.]


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noun

  1. The way in which a person holds or carries his or her body: attitude, carriage, pose, posture. See posture.
  2. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior: attitude, outlook, position, posture. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

The posture or position.

  • sawhorse s. — see sawhorse posture.
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For the R. Stevie Moore album, see Stance (EP).

Stance is a morpheme meaning stand, used in several ways:

There are also a wide variety of stances adopted in martial arts and sports:

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Nederlands (Dutch)
positie, standpunt

Français (French)
n. - position, relais

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stellung, Haltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στάση (του σώματος), πόζα, θέση, τοποθέτηση, αντιμετώπιση

Italiano (Italian)
atteggiamento, posizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - postura (f)

Русский (Russian)
стойка, поза, позиция

Español (Spanish)
n. - postura, actitud

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stance, slagställning, ställning, attityd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
准备击球姿势, 位置, 踏脚处

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 準備擊球姿勢, 位置, 踏腳處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (골퍼, 타자의) 발의 자세, (~할) 태세, 입장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 足場, 足の位置, スタンス, 姿勢

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وقفه, موقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צורת-עמידה, עמדה, השקפה, נקודת-מבט, מיקום‬


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