stature
Americannoun
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the height of a human or animal body.
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the height of any object.
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degree of development attained; level of achievement.
a minister of great stature.
noun
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the height of something, esp a person or animal when standing
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the degree of development of a person
the stature of a champion
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intellectual or moral greatness
a man of stature
Etymology
Origin of stature
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French estature < Latin statūra, equivalent to stat ( us ) past participle of stāre to stand + -ūra -ure
Example Sentences
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Those are big words from a player and pundit of Zola's stature, and O'Neill echoed those thoughts.
From BBC
Since its opening, Disney has been — shamefully — the most poorly lit building of its stature in the world.
From Los Angeles Times
Many of us immediately believed the longtime activist not just because of her stature, but because we’re sadly too familiar with the script playing out in real time.
From Los Angeles Times
Nicknamed “Little” for her stature, the child finds employment in the household of a shy anatomist whose trade is making wax replicas of human body parts.
“It is going to take a long time for them to use all the power of Islamic Republic to create this stature around him as a truly learned figure,” Sadeghi-Boroujerdi said.
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