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third position

third position noun: a position in which one foot is placed in front of the other so that the heel of the front foot is near the arch of the rear foot.

Noun

third position (uncountable)

  1. (ballet) A position in which one foot is placed in front of the other so that the heel of the front foot is near the arch of the rear foot.

Proper noun capitalized: Third Position

the Third Position

  1. A neofascist political stance that opposes both capitalism and communism.

Words formed from third position

Questions about third position

What does third position mean?
Third position means a position in which one foot is placed in front of the other so that the heel of the front foot is near the arch of the rear foot.
What part of speech is third position?
Third position can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near third position in the dictionary

  1. third person limited
  2. third persons
  3. third place
  4. third places
  5. Third Planet
  6. third position
  7. Third Positionism
  8. Third Positionist
  9. Third Positionists
  10. third pounder
  11. third pounders

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