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stationary definition

sta·tion·ary (stās̸hə ner′ē)

adjective

  1. not moving or not movable; fixed or still
  2. unchanging in condition, value, etc.; not increasing or decreasing
  3. not migratory or itinerant

Etymology: ME stacionarye < L stationarius < statio: see station

noun pl. stationaries -·ar′·ies

a person or thing that is stationary

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