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attitude
A	noun
	1	attitude
				a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚wrongdoing; wrongful conduct; misconduct; actus reus ╚falsification; misrepresentaation ╚deception; deceit; dissembling; dissimulation ╚pretense; pretence; pretending; simulation; feigning ╚affectation; mannerism; pose; affectedness ╚attitude
	2	position, posture, attitude
				position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚bodily property ╚position, posture, attitude ╚presentation ╚pose ╚missionary position ╚lotus position ╚lithotomy position ╚eversion ╚decubitus ╚ballet position ╚order arms
	3	attitude, mental attitude
				a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚attitude, mental attitude ╚respect; esteem; regard ╚intolerance ╚tolerance ╚inclination; disposition; tendency ╚position; stance; posture ╚paternalism ╚mentality; outlook; mindset; mind-set ╚southernism ╚high horse ╚hardball ╚defensive; defensive attitude ╚culture ╚credence; acceptance
	4	attitude
				position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚position; spatial relation ╚direction ╚orientation ╚attitude ╚trim

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