statue

stat·ue  (stch)

n.

A three-dimensional form or likeness sculpted, modeled, carved, or cast in material such as stone, clay, wood, or bronze.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin statua, from statuere, to set up; see statute.]

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statue

Noun

a sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger [Latin statuere to set up]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal herm - a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost nude sculpture, nude statue, nude - a statue of a naked human figure Olympian Zeus - a seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology created for the temple at Olympia; the statue was 40 feet tall and rested on a base that was 12 feet high sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art sphinx - one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians terminal figure, terminus, term - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

Translations

statue [ˈstætjuː] n → estatua

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statue [ˈstætjuː] n → statue f

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statue [ˈstætjuː] n → Statue f

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statue [ˈstætjuː] n → statua

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statue

n statue [ˈstӕtjuː]

a sculptured figure of a person, animal etc in bronze, stone, wood etc A statue of Nelson stands at the top of Nelson's Column; The children stood as still as statues. standbeeld تِمْثال، نُصُب статуя socha statue das Standbild άγαλμα kuju مجسمه patsas statue פֶּסֶל प्रतिमा kip, statua szobor patung stytta statua 像 상, 조상, 입상 statula statuja tugu standbeeld statue posąg estátua statuie статуя; изваяние socha kip statua staty รูปปั้น; รูปหล่อ; รูปแกะสสัก heykel 雕像 статуя مجسمہ bức tượng 雕像