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status quo
[kwoh] 
–noun
| the existing state or condition. |
Also called status in quo.
Origin:
1825–35; < L status quō lit., state in which
1825–35; < L status quō lit., state in which
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| status quo (kwō) n. The existing condition or state of affairs. [Latin status quō, state in which : status, state + quō, in which, ablative of quī, which.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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status quo
The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations: “People with money are often content with the status quo.” From Latin, meaning “the state in which.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Main Entry: status quo
Pronunciation: -'kwO
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, state in which
: the existing state of affairs; specifically : the last actual and uncontested state of affairs that preceded a controversy and that is to be preserved by preliminary injunction —compare STATUS QUO ANTE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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status quo
The existing condition or state of affairs, as in We don't want to admit more singers to the chorus; we like the status quo. This term, Latin for "state in which," has been used in English since the early 1800s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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