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Word: Disposition
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispositio(n-), from disponere ‘arrange’ (see dispose)
ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn
a person's inherent qualities of mind and character
Short Definition:person's qualities of mind and character
Examples:- your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you
- he has the disposition of a saint
the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things
Short Definition:way in which something is placed
Examples:- the plan shows the disposition of the rooms
the distribution or transfer of property or money to someone, especially by bequest
Short Definition:distribution or transfer of assets
Examples:- this is a tax which affects the disposition of assets on death
the power to deal with something as one pleases
Short Definition:power to deal with something
Examples:- if Napoleon had had railways at his disposition, he would have been invincible
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