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status

sta·tus

UK/ˈsteɪ.təs/ US/ˈsteɪt.əs/ common

noun

1.

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

  • “he had the status of a minor”
  • “the novel attained the status of a classic”
  • “atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life”
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2.

a state at a particular time

  • “a condition (or state) of disrepair”
  • “the current status of the arms negotiations”
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Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate. Displaced native Old English hād (“rank, status”).

Phrases

  • achieved status
  • ascribed status
  • civil status
  • flight status
  • in status nascendi
  • marital status
  • master status
  • non-status Indian

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