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Origin and Etymology of stance
Middle English stance, staunce, from Middle French estance position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stant-, stans, present participle of stare to stand
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: a publicly stated opinion
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: a way of standing
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