statue
statue definition
statue (stac̸h′o̵̅o̅)
noun
the figure of a person or animal, or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance, or cast in plaster, bronze, etc., esp. when done in the round rather than in relief
Etymology: OFr < L statua < statuere, to set, place < pp. of stare, to stand
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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