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Meaning of STANCE

Pronunciation:  stans

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  standing posture
  2. [n]  a rationalized mental attitude
 
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 Synonyms: position, posture
 
 See Also: attention, attitude, attitude, erectness, hard line, mental attitude, position, posture, uprightness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Stance\, n. (Golf)
    The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and
    to the ball, when he is making a stroke.
    
  2. \Stance\, n. [OF. estance. See {Stanza}.]
    1. A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman.
    2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
    
 

 

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