statue
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English [edit]
The Ushiku Daibutsu, a statue depicting Amitabha Buddha
Etymology [edit]
From Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”).
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statue (plural statues)
- A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
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three-dimensional work of art
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Verb [edit]
statue (third-person singular simple present statues, present participle statuing, simple past and past participle statued)
- (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
- Feltham
- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.
- Feltham
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- IPA: /sta.ty/
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Audio: "une statue" (file)
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statue f (plural statues)
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statue f
- Plural form of statua
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statue
- second-person singular present active imperative of statuō