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status

/sˈtætəs/STA-tuhs
/sˈtætəs/STA-tuhs

Meaninga standing

Common meaning: a person's or thing's standing or condition

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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin stō ‘to stand, be upright or still’.

Did you know (Status is a…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry STATUS, p. 593 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Latin stare, "to…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry stō, p. 1762 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry STANZA, p. 591 · dictionary scan

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