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status

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  1. state                 
 
sta.tus \'sta-t-*s, 'stat-\ n [L - more at STATE] often attrib  1: the 
   condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law; broadly  : CONDITION 
   2a: position or rank in relation to others {the ~ of a father}  2b: 
   relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige; esp : high prestige  3: state of 
   affairs : SITUATION