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According to WordNet, the noun "position" has 16 sense(s).

106196284 a rationalized mental attitude.

105074774 the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage".

105079866 the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender".

106208751 a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view".

100721431 the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of".

100722479 (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?".

113925752 a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation".

101051331 the act of putting something in a certain place.

100083448 the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom.

106783265 an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question".

108621598 the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place".

108622201 the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position".

108622586 a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons.

106483454 an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position".

113945919 the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life".

100586262 a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury".

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