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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";
   - position
    
2. A state at a particular time
   "a status of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations";
   - condition

Derived forms: statuses

See also: dominant, low-class, lower-class, low-level, middle-class, posh [Brit, informal], subordinate, subsidiary, upper-class

Type of: state

Encyclopedia: Status