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positional
adjective po·si·tion·al \pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl\
: relating to the position of someone or something
Full Definition of POSITIONAL
1
: of, relating to, or fixed by position <positional astronomy>
2
: involving little movement <positional warfare>
3
: dependent on position or environment or context <the front-articulated \k\ in \kē\ key and the back-articulated \k\ in \kül\ cool are positional variants>
— po·si·tion·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of POSITIONAL
1571
Rhymes with POSITIONAL
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