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stature

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stat·ure  (stchr)
n.
1. The natural height of a human or animal in an upright position.
2. An achieved level; status.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin statra; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

stature
Noun
1. height and size of a person
2. the reputation of a person or their achievements: a batsman of international stature
3. moral or intellectual distinction [Latin stare to stand]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stature - high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"
esteem, respect, regard - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"
2.stature - (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
bodily property - an attribute of the body
tallness - the property of being taller than average stature
shortness - the property of being shorter than average stature

stature
noun 1. height, build, size
Translations
Spanish stature [ˈstætʃəʳ] nestatura;
(fig) → talla

French stature [ˈstætʃəʳ] nstature f (fig); envergure f
German stature [ˈstætʃəʳ] nWuchs m, Statur f (fig) (reputation) → Format nt
Italian stature [ˈstætʃəʳ] nstatura

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The men, in almost every instance, are of lofty stature, scarcely ever less than six feet in height, while the other sex are uncommonly diminutive.
All faces turned in the direction of the familiar voice; the two men between whom in the order of stature Greene had commonly stood in line turned and squarely confronted each other.
Only on horse back and in the mazurka was Denisov's short stature not noticeable and he looked the fine fellow he felt himself to be.
 
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