n 1  :  the arrangement of the parts of the body  :  POSTURE  2 a  :  a mental position with regard to a fact or state  b  :  a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state  3  :  an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation) .
 
 
 
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