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state       (stāt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: a state of confusion.
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state.
  3. A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state.
  4. Informal A condition of excitement or distress.
  5. Physics The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure: Ice is the solid state of water.
  6. Social position or rank.
  7. Ceremony; pomp: foreign leaders dining in state at the White House.
    1. The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity.
    2. The sphere of supreme civil power within a given polity: matters of state.
  9. A specific mode of government: the socialist state.
  10. A body politic, especially one constituting a nation: the states of Eastern Europe.
  11. One of the more or less internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government: the 48 contiguous states of the Union.

adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a body politic or to an internally autonomous territorial or political unit constituting a federation under one government: a monarch dealing with state matters; the department that handles state security.
  2. Owned and operated by a state: state universities.

tr.v.   stat·ed, stat·ing, states
To set forth in words; declare.


[Middle English, from Old French estat, from Latin status; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

stat'a·ble, state'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing: an old factory in a state of disrepair; a jogger in healthy condition; a police officer responding to a dangerous situation; the uncertain status of the peace negotiations.

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