stance

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Synonyms: stanch, seance, séance, scance, stane, stange, stace, sance, stanco, stanke

Antonyms: stanch, seance, séance, scance, stane, stange, stace, sance, stanco, stanke

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Noun

The [[manner]], [[pose#Noun|pose]], or [[posture#Noun|posture]] in which one [[stand#Verb|stands]].
One's [[opinion]] or [[point of view]].
A [[place#Noun|place]] to stand; a [[position#Noun|position]], a [[site#Noun|site]], a [[station#Noun|station]].
{{lb|en|Scotland}} A place for [[bus#Noun|buses]] or [[taxi#Noun|taxis]] to [[await]] [[passengers]]; a [[bus stop]], a [[taxi rank]].
{{lb|en|Scotland}} A place where a [[fair#Noun|fair]] or [[market#Noun|market]] is held; a location where a [[street]] [[trader]] can [[carry on]] [[business]].
{{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} A [[stanza]].

{{lb|en|transitive|Scotland}} To [[place#Verb|place]], to [[position#Verb|position]], to [[station#Verb|station]]; {{lb|en|specifically}} to put ([[cattle]]) into an [[enclosure]] or [[pen#Noun|pen]] in [[preparation]] for [[sale]].

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