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stature
noun
[ ˈstatʃə ]
• a person's natural height.
• "a man of short stature"
Similar:
height
, tallness, loftiness,
size
,
build
, physical make-up,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare ‘to stand’. The sense ‘importance’ dates from the mid 19th century.
