"disposure" meaning in English

See disposure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: disposures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disposure (countable and uncountable, plural disposures)
  1. The way things are disposed or laid out; arrangement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disposure-en-noun-gIcY8TvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (rare) Disposition. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disposure-en-noun-PEKvJgnR

Inflected forms

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