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Statue ˈstætʃuː Noun Bronze/Marble Apollo Online Sound Pron/S/Sta/Statu/Statue

Word3 statue
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈstætʃuː/ /ˈstætʃuː/
Example
  • a bronze/marble statue
  • a statue of apollo
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statue

(noun)/ˈstætʃuː/ /ˈstætʃuː/
  1. 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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