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English

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Noun

stature

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


Translations

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Italian

Noun

stature


fa:stature fr:stature io:stature hu:stature ru:stature fi:stature ta:stature te:stature vi:stature zh:stature

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stature \Stat"ure\ (st[a^]ch"[~e]r; also, st[a^]t"[-u]r; 135),
n. [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.
[1913 Webster]

Foreign men of mighty stature came. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet stature
n 1: high level of respect gained by impressive development or
achievement; "a man of great stature"
2: natural height of a person or animal in an upright position
[syn: height]
Moby Dictionary
altitude , authority , caliber , ceiling , consequence , dignity ,
elevation , eminence , exaltation , face , greatness , hauteur , height ,
heighth , high place , highness , importance , influence ,
influentialness , kudos , loftiness , merit , moment ,
perpendicular distance , position , precedence , pressure , prestige ,
priority , prominence , rank , seniority , standing , state , station ,
status , sublimity , tallness , toploftiness , value , virtue , weight ,
weightiness , worth


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