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Meaning of Posing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈpəʊzɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is posed.
  2. The act of one who poses or postures.
  3. The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense

Equivalents

العربية التشكيل
Deutsch Stellung
Français Pösing
日本語 ポージング
Svenska posering

Examples

“different posings of what was essentially the same question”
“However much the Ghanaian masses warmed to the traditional pomp and circumstance of his occasional public appearances, members of the elite did not take Nkrumah's posings as a national chief seriously.”

CEFR level

C2
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