statue

/sˈtæˌtʃuː/STA-choo
/sˈtæˌtʃu/STA-choo

Meaninga standing image

Common meaning: a carved figure

Journey through time

  1. Latinstatuasource
  2. Middle Englishstatuesource
  3. Englishstatue‘a carved figure’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin statua ‘a standing image’.

Roots

  • statua Latin “a standing image”

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