statue

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sculpture representing a human or animal

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.

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