posture

/ˈpɑs·tʃər/ n [C/U] (POSITION OF BODY)

Definition

› a position of the body, or the way in which someone holds the body when standing, sitting, or walking: [C] Newton sat back in a reclining posture. [U] She’s got good/bad posture.

(Definition of posture n (POSITION OF BODY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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