position

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From French position < Latin positio (“‘a putting, position’”) < ponere, pp. positus (“‘to put, place’”); see ponent. Cf. apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈpʌ.zɪ.ʃən/ SAMPA: /"pV.zI.S@n/
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position (plural positions)

1. A place or location.
2. A post of employment; a job.
3. A status or rank.

   Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.

4. An opinion, stand, or stance.

   My position on this issue is unchanged.

5. A posture.

   Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.

6. (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.

   Stop running all over the field and play your position!

7. (finance) An amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

   Strong earnings have bolstered the company's financial position.

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• ponent
• pose
• posit
• positive
• positional

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[edit] Verb

to position (third-person singular simple present positions, present participle positioning, simple past and past participle positioned)

1. To put into place.

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[edit] External links

• position in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• position in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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position

1. Genitive singular form of positio.

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• IPA: /pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /pO.zi.sjO~/

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position

1. position

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position c (pl positioner, def sing positionen, def pl positionerna)

1. place, location, position. A description of where something is located with respect to the surroundings, e.g. the satellites of the GPS system.
2. (In team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.