US /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/
noun verb Freq #4004

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A figure of a person or animal carved or cast from stone, metal, or wood.

    A bronze statue of the poet stands in the square.

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Word family
Forms statues
Derived forms statuedstatuehoodstatuelessstatuelikestatuesquestatufiedstatuomania
Related forms statuarystatuette

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.

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