Etymology
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statuesque (adj.)

"of or like a statue" in some sense, especially "stately, having a formal dignity and beauty, tall and solidly built," 1823, from statue, patterned on picturesque. Related: Statuesquely; statuesqueness.

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statue (n.)
late 14c., from Old French statue, estatue "(pagan) statue, graven image" (12c.), from Latin statua "image, statue, monumental figure, representation in metal," properly "that which is set up," back-formation from statuere "to cause to stand, set up," from status "a standing, position," from past participle stem of stare "to stand," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm." The children's game of statues is attested from 1906.
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Definitions of statuesque

statuesque (adj.)
of size and dignity suggestive of a statue;
Synonyms: stately
statuesque (adj.)
suggestive of a statue;
Synonyms: Junoesque
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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