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noun (n)

• the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society(noun.state)

  Example:
  He had the status of a minor.
  The novel attained the status of a classic.
  

  Synonym:
  position
  

  source: wordnet30
• a state at a particular time(noun.state)

  Example:
  The current status of the arms negotiations.
  

  Synonym:
  condition
  

  source: wordnet30
• State; condition; position of affairs.(noun)

  source: webster1913