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the arrangement of the body and its limbs; “he assumed an attitude of surrender”
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characteristic way of bearing one’s body; “stood with good posture”
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a rationalized mental attitude
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capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; “we faced an army of great strength”; “politicians have neglected our military posture”
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behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; “Don’t pay any attention to him–he is always posing to impress his peers!”; “She postured and made a total fool of herself”
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes; “We don’t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
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