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statuette

sta·tuette

UK/ˌstætjuˈɛt/ US/ˌstætʃuˈɛt/ rare

noun

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Origin

Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

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