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stature

[ stach-er ]
/ ˈstĂŠtʃ ər /
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noun
the height of a human or animal body.
the height of any object.
degree of development attained; level of achievement: a minister of great stature.
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Origin of stature

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French estature<Latin statĆ«ra, equivalent to stat(us) past participle of stāre to stand + -Ć«ra-ure

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stature

statue, stature , statute
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British Dictionary definitions for stature

stature
/ (ˈstĂŠtʃə) /

noun
the height of something, esp a person or animal when standing
the degree of development of a personthe stature of a champion
intellectual or moral greatnessa man of stature

Word Origin for stature

C13: via Old French from Latin statƫra, from stāre to stand
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