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The Latin verb ponere, meaning "to put" or "to place," had a role in putting quite a few English terms into place, including component, dispose, expose, impose, oppose, posit, position, positive, postpone, and, yes, posture. The past participle of ponere—positus—gave Latin the noun positura, which has the same meaning as the English noun posture. Positura passed through Italian and Middle French and was finally adopted by English speakers as posture in the late 16th century. The verb posture later developed from the noun, finding its place in English at around the midpoint of the 17th century.
Examples of posture in a Sentence
Jonathan Gill, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Observing tail posture in rats adds a new layer to our understanding of rat emotional expression, reminding us that emotions are expressed throughout the entire body.
—Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Marc Emmer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Virtue-signaling corporations postured and threatened the state, and Major League Baseball even pulled the All-Star Game.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posture. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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