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Of or pertaining to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
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Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.
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The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.
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A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.
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The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
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The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.
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The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc.
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A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
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Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
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Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.
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Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case.
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Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene.
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Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government.
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The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged; also, the position of the parts.
A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath so taken; a hip bath.
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