stature
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ər 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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| —n | |
| 1. | the height of something, esp a person or animal when standing |
| 2. | the degree of development of a person: the stature of a champion |
| 3. | intellectual or moral greatness: a man of stature |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin statūra, from stāre to stand] | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
stature stat·ure (stāch'ər)
n.
The height of a person.
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Example sentences
As higher education emerged as a giant industry, faculty members also gained enormous public stature.
He was of a mean stature, and though stricken in age, yet bare he his body upright.
He had the right bearing, the right stature, the right forehead.
However, you can still see plenty of remains of its former stature.
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