Statue - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstætʃuː|  American pronunciation of the word statue
Brit.  |ˈstætjuː|  British pronunciation of the word statue

noun

- a sculpture representing a human or animal

Extra examples

Churchill's statue stands outside the parliament building.

A bronze statue was erected in his honour.

Statues of Lenin were torn down all across Eastern Europe.

There's a small statue on the front lawn.

Please do not touch the statue.

Stand beside the statue and I'll take your picture.

The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years.

The city erected a statue in his honor.

The statue is made of marble.

...the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest...

The statue came tumbling down during the riots.

...a colossal statue of the town's founder...

...a cyclopean granite statue that the dictator himself had commissioned...

...the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake...

...an ancient statue of a young man of graceful, epicene beauty...

Word forms

noun
singular: statue
plural: statues
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