POSITIONAL

positional

(adjective) of or relating to or determined by position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

positional (not comparable)

Relating to the position of something.

(economics) Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility.

(chess) Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics.

Synonyms

• locational

Anagrams

• isopointal, spoliation

Source: Wiktionary


Po*si"tion*al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to position. Ascribing unto plants positional operations. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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