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Statue ˈstætʃuː Noun Bronze/Marble Apollo Online Sound Pron/S/Sta/Statu/Statue
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/ˈstætʃuː/ /ˈstætʃuː/ |
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- a bronze/marble statue
- a statue of apollo
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statue(noun)/ˈstætʃuː/ /ˈstætʃuː/- a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger
- a bronze/marble statue
- a statue of Apollo
Extra Examples- The protesters toppled a statue of King George III.
- The statue stands in one of the main squares.
- a statue of the Virgin
- the dedicatory inscription on the statue base
- the unveiling of a statue to Lord Brown
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French, from Latin statua, from stare ‘to stand’.
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