stature

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English

Etymology

From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

stature (countable and uncountable, plural statures)

  1. A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
  2. Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
    • 2021 March 28, Phil McNulty, “Albania 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Mount's cool finish from Kane's pass after Raheem Sterling intercepted Berat Djimsiti's pass was another illustration of his growing stature and Chelsea's rising star must surely be a certain starter when England open their Euro 2020 finals campaign against Croatia at Wembley on 13 June.
  3. (obsolete) Statue.

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

stature f (plural statures)

  1. stature (height)

Further reading

Italian

Noun

stature f

  1. plural of statura

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

statūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of statūrus

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

stature (plural statures)

  1. stature (height, tallness)

Descendants

  • English: stature

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