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noun
1.
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
2.
state or condition of affairs: Arbitration has failed to change the status of the disagreement.
3.
Law. the standing of a person before the law.
adjective
4.
conferring or believed to confer elevated status: a status car; a status job.
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Statuses
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example Sentences
- Then there's the obsession with other people's statuses.
- In addition, the fact that our statuses are different also does not give you the right to behave towards me in the manner you did.
- It is amazing how many people take statuses from twitter or facebook seriously.
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Word Origin & History
status
1670s, "height," later "legal standing of a person" (1791), from L. status "condition, position, state, manner, attitude," from stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "social or professional standing" is from 1820. Status symbol first recorded 1955.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
status sta·tus (stā'təs, stāt'əs)
n.
A state or condition.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
status definition
The relative position of an individual within a group, or of a group within a society.
Note: Though the term can refer to either high or low standing, it is often used only to imply a position of prestige.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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