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We tend to be misled by language; we speak, for instance, of 'the state of things'; but what we call a state is the appearance which a change assumes in the eyes of a being who, himself, changes according to an identical or analogous rhythm.

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  1. noun A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: a state of confusion.
  2. noun A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state.
  3. noun A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state.
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  • He said hanging around with "movers and shakers" from across the state is a benefit mainly for those interested in running for state or federal office.
  • The three blasts, masterminded by Ulfa's 709 Batallion, at Birubari, Bhootnath and Bhangagarh happened even as the state was awaiting the landing of home minister P Chidambaram at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport. —  எழில்
  • And, teh cost saving? press release regarding the State of Oregon purchasing an Enterprise License Agreement from ESRI for an "all you can eat" plate for software for the state was the reference to the legislation passed to make ESRI software the standard. —  All Points Blog
  • Real ethics reform for the state is also going to take more than just limiting the amount of money donors can give to politicians, Madigan said.
  • "We have to see it come to fruition or our state will be a state that imports natural gas despite the fact that Alaska is sitting on some of the world's richest reserves of natural gas." —  Forbes.com: News
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  1. Middle English, from Old French estat, from Latin status; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English stat, staat, state, condition, existence, also estat, from Old French estat. esta, French état = Spanish Portuguese estado = Italian stato = Middle Dutch staet, Dutch staat = Middle Low German stāt = German staat = Swedish Danish stat, state, the state, from Latin status (statu-), manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; also a position, place; situation, condition, circumstances, position in society, rank; condition of society, public order, public affairs, the commonwealth, the state, government, constitution, etc.; in Middle Latin in numerous other uses; from stare (past participle status, used only as past participle of the transitive form sistere), stand: see stand. The noun is in part (def. 15) apparently from the verb. Doublet of estate, status.
  2. from state, n.
  3. Irreg. used for stately.
 

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