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stat⋅ure

  [stach-er]
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–noun
1. the height of a human or animal body.
2. the height of any object.
3. degree of development attained; level of achievement: a minister of great stature.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF estature < L statūra, equiv. to stat(us) ptp. of stāre to stand + -ūra -ure
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stat·ure   (stāch'ər)   
n.  

  1. The natural height of a human or animal in an upright position.

  2. An achieved level; status.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin statūra; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

stature 
c.1300, "height," from O.Fr. stature, from L. statura "height, size of body, size, growth," from stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Figurative sense first recorded 1834.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stat·ure
Pronunciation: 'stach-&r
Function: noun
: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

stature stat·ure (stāch'ər)
n.
The height of a person.

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