postura

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin positūra. Doublet of positura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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postura f (plural postures)

  1. posture (position of the body)
  2. (finance) bid
  3. (in the plural) affectations, ceremony

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin positūra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poˈstu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: po‧stù‧ra

Noun

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postura f (plural posture)

  1. posture, carriage, stance
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Further reading

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  • postura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra. Doublet of pozytura (pose, posture).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔsˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

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postura f (diminutive posturka)

  1. build, frame, physique, stature (the natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • postura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • postura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin positūra.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

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postura f (plural posturas)

  1. posture (position of body or way of carrying oneself)
  2. (figurative) stance (opinion or point of view)
    Synonym: posição
  3. the act or practice of laying eggs
  4. the period during which hens lay eggs

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin positūra. Cognate with English posture.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /posˈtuɾa/ [posˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

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postura f (plural posturas)

  1. position
  2. (yoga) pose
  3. posture, attitude
    adoptar una posturato take a stand, to take a position

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Derived terms

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish postura.

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Noun

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postura (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

  1. posture (position of the body)
  2. (colloquial) way of dress too formal or elaborate for the occasion

Adjective

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postura (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

  1. (colloquial) dressed in a way too elaborate or formal for the occasion
    Synonym: posturyoso
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Further reading

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  • postura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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