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stature

[stach-er]

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.



stature

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

  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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stature1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French estature < Latin ٲū, equivalent to stat ( us ) past participle of to stand + -ure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stature1

C13: via Old French from Latin ٲū , from to stand
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In 1966, Wilson led The Beach Boys in the production of "Pet Sounds," the magnum opus that elevated the group’s stature for all time.

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"I understand the stature of this club and can see the trajectory it is on with these players and the head coach," said Delap.

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It says much about Bethell's growing stature that he was so badly missed in such an awful campaign.

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Zimbabwe are attempting to rebuild their stature in Test cricket, with 11 matches this year.

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That is, not the genetic instructions in DNA themselves, but the things the DNA codes for: the long fur of a mammoth, for example, or the large stature typical of a dire wolf.

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