/ ˈstætʃuː; NAmE / noun
a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from Latin statua , from stare to stand.
/ ˈstætʃuː; NAmE / noun
a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from Latin statua , from stare to stand.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005