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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: placement, arrangement]
2: contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"
3: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1844 1. an act or instance of placing: as a. an accurately hit ball (as in tennis) that an opponent cannot return b. the assignment of a person to a suitable place (as a job or a class in school) 2. placekick

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Placement Place"ment, n. [Cf. F. placement.] 1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed. 2. Position; place.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(placements) 1. The placement of something or someone is the act of putting them in a particular place or position. The treatment involves the placement of twenty-two electrodes in the inner ear. N-UNCOUNT: with supp, usu the N of n 2. If someone who is training gets a placement, they get a job for a period of time which is intended to give them experience in the work they are training for. He had a six-month work placement with the Japanese government. N-COUNT: usu supp N 3. The placement of someone in a job, home, or school is the act or process of finding them a job, home, or school. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home... N-UNCOUNT: with supp

Moby Thesaurus

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