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Webster 1913 Edition


Stature

Stat′ure

(stăch′ẽr; also, stăt′ū̍r; 135)
,
Noun.
[F.
stature
, OF.
estature
, from L.
statura
, originally, an upright posture; hence, height or size of the body, from
stare
,
statum
, to stand. See
Stand
.]
The natural height of an animal body; – generally used of the human body.
Foreign men of mighty
stature
came.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stature

STATURE

,
Noun.
[L., to set.] The natural highth of an animal body. It is more generally used of the human body.
Foreign men of mighty stature came.

Definition 2024


stature

stature

English

Noun

stature (plural statures)

  1. A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
  2. Respect coming from achievement or development.

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Italian

Noun

stature f

  1. plural of statura

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Latin

Participle

statūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of statūrus

Middle English

Noun

stature (plural statures)

  1. stature (height, tallness)

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