stance

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Via French from Italian stanza (“‘standing place’”), from Latin stāre (“‘to stand’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stæns/
• Rhymes: -ɑːns

[edit] Noun

stance (plural stances)

1. The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.

   The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

2. One’s opinion or point of view.

   I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

[edit] Synonyms

• position
• opinion
• stand

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acenst
• ascent
• enacts
• secant