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When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could get a picture. So I had to make a statue that could stand by the telly.
Beryl Bainbridge

Meaning of "statue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STATUE

Via Old French from Latin statua, from statuere to set up; compare statute.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STATUE

statue  [ˈstætjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STATUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Statue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STATUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

statue

Statue

A statue is a sculpture representing one or more people or animals, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. A small statue, usually small enough to be picked up, is called a statuette or figurine. The definition of a statue is not always clear-cut; equestrian statues, of a person on a horse, are certainly included, and in many cases, such as a Madonna and Child or a Pietà, a sculpture of two people will also be. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. The world's tallest statue is over 500 feet. Many statues are built on commission to commemorate a historical event, or the life of an influential person. Many statues are intended as public art, exhibited outdoors or in public buildings. Some statues gain fame in their own right, separate from the person or concept they represent, as with the Statue of Liberty.

Definition of statue in the English dictionary

The definition of statue in the dictionary is a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STATUE


avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
debut
ˈdeɪbjuː
due
djuː
few
fjuː
hue
hjuː
Hugh
hjuː
impromptu
ɪmˈprɒmptjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
knew
njuː
lieu
ljuː
Matthew
ˈmæθjuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
meu
mjuː
mu
mjuː
new
njuː
stew
stjuː
tew
tjuː
virtue
ˈvɜːtjuː
you
juː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STATUE

statuary
Statue of Liberty
statued
statuesque
statuesquely
statuesqueness
statuette
stature
status
status asthmaticus
status bar
status epilepticus
status Indian
status quo
status report
status symbol
status zero
statusy
statutable
statutably

WORDS THAT END LIKE STATUE

antique
battue
blue
boutique
catalogue
clique
issue
La Tortue
league
out of the blue
politique
rue
sue
technique
true
unique
unvirtue
value
venue
woman of easy virtue

Synonyms and antonyms of statue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STATUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «statue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of statue

Translation of «statue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STATUE

Find out the translation of statue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of statue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «statue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雕像
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estatua
570 millions of speakers

English

statue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تـِمْثَال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

статуя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estátua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুর্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

statue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Statue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bức tượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुतळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heykel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

statua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posąg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

статуя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

statuie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγαλμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

standbeeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

staty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

statue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of statue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STATUE»

The term «statue» is very widely used and occupies the 9.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STATUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «statue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «statue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about statue

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10 QUOTES WITH «STATUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word statue.
1
David Antin
I've always had a strong feeling for the statue of Liberty, because it became the statue of my personal liberty.
2
Hank Azaria
The craft Emmys are kind of the kids' table at Thanksgiving. You're not really invited to the big dance. It's still really, really exciting, and the statue still counts.
3
Beryl Bainbridge
When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could get a picture. So I had to make a statue that could stand by the telly.
4
Felix Baumgartner
I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.
5
Maeve Binchy
As a memorial, I'd like a statue. Not of me, but a little modern statue, in marble or bronze, maybe of a bird, in a park where children could play and people going by could see it. On it, I'd just like it to say: 'Maeve Binchy, storyteller' and people could look at the name and remember that they'd seen it somewhere else.
6
Louise Bogan
Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble.
7
Randolph Bourne
Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue likes, and then placing it in the most convenient niche it has.
8
Regina Brett
My life used to be like that game of freeze tag we played as kids. Once tagged, you had to freeze in the position you were in. Whenever something happened, I'd freeze like a statue, too afraid of moving the wrong way, of making the wrong decision. The problem is, if you stand still too long, that's your decision.
9
Georg Buchner
The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.
10
Hilarie Burton
I've named a couple things after Edgar Allan Poe: the cat, and my garden upstate, where I only planted black flowers and purple flowers - and there's a raven statue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STATUE»

Discover the use of statue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to statue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Iconography of Sculptured Statue Bases in the Archaic ...
The only systematic study in any language of all known Greek statue bases with sculptural relief, both surviving and known through literary sources
Angeliki Kosmopoulou, 2002
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The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World
The first detailed analysis of the female portrait statue in the Greek world from the fourth century BCE to the third century CE.
Sheila Dillon, 2010
3
Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty
A history of the Statue of Liberty that discusses the design of the sculpture, the people who created it, and the events in France and the United States that influenced them.
Yasmin Sabina Khan, 2010
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
A must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff.
David Sedaris, 2005
5
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty boasts a rich history.
Barry Moreno, 2008
6
The Mystery of the Stolen Statue
While on a field trip to a local art museum, the Third-Grade Detectives investigate the disappearance of a fifteenth-century statue of Joan of Arc.
George E. Stanley, 2004
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The Statue of Liberty
Recounts the history of the famed statue, including how it was built in France, shipped to America, and reassembled on a pedestal in New York Harbor.
Jennifer Fandel, 2005
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The Cult Statue of a Goddess: Summary of Proceedings from a ...
An international workshop on the Cult Statue of a Goddess was held at the Getty Villa on May 9, 2007.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007
9
The Statue of Liberty
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at this iconic landmark, recounts the fascinating history of the statue and explore her impact on multiple generations.
Cara Sutherland, 2003
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The Story of the Statue of Liberty
"Written for the youngest audience...the text is very simple yet manages to convey all the major events in Liberty's creation....The full-color watercolors show amazing detail and are extremely rich."--Horn Book.
Betsy Maestro, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STATUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term statue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hundreds Gather for Unveiling of Satanic Statue in Detroit
They were there to publicly unveil a colossal bronze statue of Baphomet, the goat-headed wraith who, after centuries of various appropriations, is now the totem ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
Sculptor chosen to create Georgia MLK statue dies after crash
The Martin Luther King Jr. statue project is now temporarily on hold. Gov. ... on June 29 Davis had been commissioned to sculpt a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
3
Renewed push to remove Jefferson Davis statue from UT campus
In light of what happened in South Carolina, there is a renewed push to take down one of six statues of famous men on the University of Texas campus. «KXAN.com, Jun 15»
4
Man pleads guilty in Ole Miss statue noose case
OXFORD, Miss. - A former University of Mississippi student has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a noose placed on a statue of civil rights ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jun 15»
5
Texas Students Attack Statue Of Jefferson Davis, President Of The …
Vandals have defaced his statue on the University of Texas campus, most recently with the words "Davis must fall" and "Emancipate UT." Student leaders are ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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New York's Statue of Liberty evacuated after bomb threat
New York (CNN) New York's iconic Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island will reopen to the public Saturday -- one day after a bomb threat that led to its evacuation ... «CNN, Apr 15»
7
Rhodes statue removed in Cape Town as crowd celebrates
South Africa's University of Cape Town (UCT) has removed a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes that had become the focus of protests. The monument ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
8
Lucille Ball statue needs a makeover, locals say
The statue was commissioned privately by a couple who hired a sculptor from neighboring Jamestown, 60 miles south of Buffalo. The 400-pound statue was ... «Fox News, Apr 15»
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Lucy, what happened? Fans want 'ugly' Lucille Ball statue replaced
(CNN) Some fans of Lucille Ball want her statue removed from a park in her hometown, saying the "ugly" likeness does not do justice to the "I Love Lucy" star. «CNN, Apr 15»
10
University of Mississippi student indicted after hanging noose on …
A University of Mississippi student who hung a noose on a statue of James Meredith, the first black student to enroll in the then all-white college, has been ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»

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