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sta·tion·ar·y

[stey-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural sta·tion·ar·ies.
adjective
1.
standing still; not moving.
2.
having a fixed position; not movable.
3.
established in one place; not itinerant or migratory.
4.
remaining in the same condition or state; not changing: The market price has remained stationary for a week.
noun
6.
a person or thing that is stationary.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin statiōnārius. See station, -ary

non·sta·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·sta·tion·ar·ies.
qua·si-sta·tion·ar·y, adjective
un·sta·tion·ar·y, adjective

stationary, stationery.
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stationary (ˈsteɪʃənərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not moving; standing still
2.  not able to be moved
3.  showing no change: the doctors said his condition was stationary
4.  tending to remain in one place
 
[C15: from Latin statiōnārius, from statiōstation]
 
 
'stationarily
 
adv
 
'stationariness
 
n

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stationary
1426, in relation to planetary motions, from L. stationarius, in classical L., "of a military station," from statio (see station).
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