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alignment

[əˈɫaɪnmənt] · noun

Meaning

  1. An arrangement of items in a line.
  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
  3. An alliance of factions.
  4. The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  5. The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
  6. In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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