I. pos ‧ ture /ˈpɒstʃə $ ˈpɑːstʃər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian positura , from Latin positus ; ⇨ ↑ position 1 ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] the way you position your body when sitting or standing
good/bad etc posture
Poor posture can lead to muscular problems.
her upright posture
2 . [singular] the way you behave or think in a particular situation
posture towards
He tends to adopt a defensive posture towards new ideas.
II. [m2]See main entry: ↑ posturing