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[ˈsteɪtəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- relative social or professional position; standing
(e.g: an improvement in the status of women)
- the situation at a particular time during a process
(e.g: an update on the status of the bill)
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Origin
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late 16th century (in the sense ‘stature, height’): from Latin, literally ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’
[ˈsteɪtəs], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (in Canada) denoting or relating to a First Nations person who is registered with the federal government under the Indian Act
(e.g: the person who started the union drive is a status Indigenous man)
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Origin
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late 16th century (in the sense ‘stature, height’): from Latin, literally ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’
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