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statuary

/ˈstætʃuːˌeɹi/STA-choo-eh-ree
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈstætʃuˌɛɹi/STA-choo-eh-ree

Meaningstatues as a group

Common meaning: statues collectively

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Journey through time

  1. Latinstatuasource
  2. Middle Englishstatuesource
  3. Englishstatue‘a carved figure’
  4. Englishformed in English from statuestatuary‘statues collectively’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from statue + -ary.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STATUE, p.593 · scan

Source words

  • statua Latin · source word “a standing image”

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