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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English posycion, from Anglo-French posicioun, from Latin position-, positio, from ponere to lay down, put, place, from Old Latin *posinere, from po- away (akin to Old Church Slavic po-, perfective prefix, Greek apo away) + Latin sinere to leave — more at of
Date: 14th century
1. an act of placing or arranging: as
a. the laying down of a proposition or thesis
b. an arranging in order
2. a point of view adopted and held to <made my position on the issue clear> 3. a. the point or area occupied by a physical object ; location <took her position at the head of the line> b. a certain arrangement of bodily parts <rose to a standing position> 4. a market commitment in securities or commodities; also the inventory of a market trader 5. a. relative place, situation, or standing <is now in a position to make decisions on his own> b. social or official rank or status c. an employment for which one has been hired ; job <a position with a brokerage firm> d. a situation that confers advantage or preference II. transitive verb (positioned; positioning) Date: 1817 to put in a certain position <positioned the chairs around the room> <positioned the company in the global market>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
