Words / A2

STACH-oo/ˈstætʃuː/

A statue is a stone or metal figure of a person or animal: a statue in the square, a famous statue, next to the statue. Sculpture is wider (any shaped art). Monument may be a statue or another memorial. Do not write status (your position — B1) for statue, or statute (a law — C1).

Meaning

A model of a person or animal, usually in stone or metal, in a public place.

Examples

• “Tourists took photos of the statue in the square.”
• “Pigeons sat on the bronze statue of the queen.”
• “We met under the statue by the fountain.”

Good to know

a statue in the square / a bronze statue. Wider: sculpture. Mix-ups: status, statute.

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