Meaning of disposition in English

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Noun
disposition
Etymology
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispositio(n-), from disponere‘arrange’ (see dispose)
Definitions
1. your usual mood
Examples
- « he has a happy disposition »
2. the act or means of getting rid of something
Derived terms
3. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Examples
- « he had an inclination to give up too easily »
- « a tendency to be too strict »
Derived terms
4. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
Examples
- « a swelling with a disposition to rupture »

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