| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | stat·ue |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  st ch  |
| NOUN: | A three-dimensional form or likeness sculpted, modeled, carved, or cast in material such as stone, clay, wood, or bronze. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin statua, from statuere, to set up. See statute.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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