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stater

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sta⋅ter

  [stey-ter]
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–noun
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL statēr < Gk statr, akin to histánai to place in the balance, lit., to make stand

state

  [steyt] ,noun, adjective, verb, stat⋅ed, stat⋅ing.
–noun
1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state.
3. status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state.
4. the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state.
5. a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state.
6. an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.
7. a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
8. the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
9. (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
10. the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (distinguished from church ).
11. the operations or activities of a central civil government: affairs of state.
12. (initial capital letter) Also called State Department. Informal. the Department of State.
13. Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication.
14. the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders): After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.
–adjective
15. of or pertaining to the central civil government or authority.
16. made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state highway; a state bank.
17. characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony: a state dinner.
18. used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.
–verb (used with object)
19. to declare definitely or specifically: She stated her position on the case.
20. to set forth formally in speech or writing: to state a hypothesis.
21. to set forth in proper or definite form: to state a problem.
22. to say.
23. to fix or settle, as by authority.
—Idiom
24. lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial: The president's body lay in state for two days.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME stat (n.), partly aph. var. of estat estate, partly < L status condition (see status ); in defs. 7–11 < L status (rērum) state (of things) or status (reī pūblicae) state (of the republic)

Related forms:
stat⋅a⋅ble, state⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. State, condition, situation, status are terms for existing circumstances or surroundings. State is the general word, often with no concrete implications or material relationships: the present state of affairs. Condition carries an implication of a relationship to causes and circumstances: The conditions made flying impossible. Situation suggests an arrangement of circumstances, related to one another and to the character of a person: He was master of the situation. Status carries official or legal implications; it suggests a complete picture of interrelated circumstances as having to do with rank, position, standing, a stage reached in progress, etc.: the status of negotiations. 3. standing. 17. stately, ceremonial, imposing, dignified. 19. aver, assert, asseverate, affirm. See maintain. 23. determine.

stat

2  [stat] ,Informal.
–noun
1. statistic.
2. Usually, stats. statistics.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or containing statistics: Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.
Origin:
shortening of statistics, statistic
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stat·er 1   (stā'tər)   
n.  A resident of a particular state or type of state. Often used in combination: Lone Star staters; farm staters; the struggle between slave staters and free staters.
sta·ter 2   (stā'tər)   
n.  Any of various gold, silver, or electrum coins of ancient Greece.

[Middle English, from Late Latin statēr, from Greek, from histanai, sta-, to set on a scale, weigh; see system.]
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Slang Dictionary
stat [stæt]

  1. n.
    a thermostat. (See also stats.) : I'm afraid you need a new stat.
  2. mod.
    and STAT. a medical notation meaning “immediately.” (From Latin statim“immediately.”) : The order is marked stat, so do it now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stat 
"instrument that keeps something stationary," before 1970, shortened form of L. statim (adv.), originally "to a standstill," from status (see state). The combining form -stat used in devices for stabilizing (thermostat, etc.) is from Gk. statos "standing, stationary," from histanai "to cause to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). First used in heliostat "an instrument for causing the sun to appear stationary" (1742).

stater 
"ancient coin," 1382, from Gk. stater, from histanai "to fix, weigh," lit. "to cause to stand" (see stet).

state  (n.2)
"political organization of a country, supreme civil power, government," 1538, from state (n.1); this sense grew out of the meaning "condition of a country" with regard to government, prosperity, etc. (c.1290), from L. phrases such as status rei publicæ "condition of the republic." Often in phrase church and state, which is attested from 1589. The sense of "semi-independent political entity under a federal authority" (as in the United States of America) is from 1856; the British North American colonies occasionally were called states as far back as 1634. The states has been short for "the United States of America" since 1777; hence stateside (1944), World War II U.S. military slang. State rights in U.S. political sense is attested from 1798; form states rights is first recorded 1858. Statesman is from 1592.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: state
Function: noun
often attrib 1 a : a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially : one that is sovereign b : the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government —see also compelling state interest at INTEREST 3a, SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE c : a government or politically organized society having a particular character state>
2 : the operations or concerns of the government of a country : the sphere of administration and supreme political power of a country (as in international relations) state> state>
3 a : one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government; specifically : one of the fifty such units comprising the great part of the U.S. —see also STATE LAW b : the territory of a state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stat
Pronunciation: 'stat
Function: adverb
: STATIM

Main Entry: state
Pronunciation: 'stAt
Function: noun
: mode or condition of being: as a : condition of mind or temperament state> b : a condition or stage in the physical being of something state of water>
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Medical Dictionary

stat (stāt)
adv.
With no delay. adj.
Immediate.

state (stāt)
n.
A condition or situation; status.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Bible Dictionary

Stater

Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and "shekel" in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute money," 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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