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sta⋅tus

  [stey-tuhs, stat-uhs]
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–noun
1. the position of an individual in relation to another or others, esp. 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.
Origin:
1665–75; < L: the condition of standing, stature, status, equiv. to sta- (var. s. of stāre to stand ) + -tus suffix of v. action

Synonyms:
2. See state.
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stat·us   (stāt'əs, stā'təs)   
n.  
  1. Position relative to that of others; standing: Her status is that of a guest.
  2. High standing; prestige: a position of status in the community.
  3. Law The legal character or condition of a person or thing: the status of a minor.
  4. A state of affairs; situation. See Synonyms at state.

[Latin; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: In a recent survey of the Usage Panel, 53 percent of the Panelists preferred the pronunciation (stāt'əs), 36 percent preferred (stā'təs), and 11 percent said they use both pronunciations. The pronunciation (stā'təs) is the older, more traditional pronunciation, and it remains the most common one in British English.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Status

Sta"tus\, n. [L.] State; condition; position of affairs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : status
Italian: stato, posizione,
German: der Status,
Japanese: 身分
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status

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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status 
1671, "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. Status quo is 1833, from L. status quo (ante) "the state in which (before)."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sta·tus
Pronunciation: 'stA-t&s, 'sta-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, mode or condition of being, from stare to stand
1 a : the condition of a person or a thing in the eyes of the law b : position or rank in relation to others
2 : a state of affairs status of the negotiations>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: sta·tus
Pronunciation: 'stAt-&s, 'stat-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sta·tus·es
: aparticular state or condition status>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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status sta·tus (stā'təs, stāt'əs)
n.
A state or condition.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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