/ˈstætʃuː/
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Translation
A model of a person or animal made of stone or metal, usually big.
Word origin
From Latin statua, from statuere, meaning to set up, from stare, to stand.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- statua
- English cognates
- statute, status
Grammar
Gender
Pluralstatues
Examples
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Cities put statues of famous people and animals in public places.
York.
Perhaps the most famous statue in the world.
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As still as a statue means not moving at all.
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