How to spell statue

Statue is spelled S-T-A-T-U-E.

hear itstat·ue/'stæʧu/nounLong vowels

What it means: a sculpture representing a human or animal

In a sentence: The statue of a lion stands tall in the park.

Same family: sculpture, sculptor, monument, figure, memorial. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Statue” comes from Latin *statua*, from *stare*, meaning “to stand.” So a statue is literally something made to stand in place, often to honor or remember a person or event.

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