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