Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Status"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Status \Sta"tus\, n. [L.]
State; condition; position of affairs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
status
n 1: the relative position or standing of things or especially
persons in a society: "he had the status of a minor";
"the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists
do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
[syn: {position}]
2: a condition or state at a particular time: "a condition (or
state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms
negotiations" [syn: {condition}]
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