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στάσις

Pronunciation: /stá.sis/

“στάσις” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 14 meanings in English:

noun

  1. standing stone, pillar
  2. erection (of a building), building
  3. weighing
  4. standing, stature
  5. stable, stall
  6. compass position
  7. posture of a boxer
  8. position of a litigant
  9. position or opinion of a philosopher
  10. state, condition
  11. party, company, band
  12. sedition, discord
  13. division, dissent
  14. statute, decree

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *státis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (whence also Latin statiō, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (staþs, “place”), and Old English stede (English stead)), from *steh₂- (“to stand”). Equivalent to ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, verbal noun suffix).

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