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status
A	noun
	1	condition, status
			a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition, status ╚nomination ╚ski conditions ╚situation; position ╚silence ╚saturation ╚regularization; regularisation ╚prepossession ╚participation; involvement ╚noise conditions ╚niche; ecological niche ╚mode ╚health
	2	status, position
			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"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
		Category Tree: state ╚status, position ╚high profile ╚high ground ╚high status ╚standing ╚social station; social status; social rank; rank ╚equality; equivalence; equation; par ╚election ╚face