| Meaning | A sculpture representing a human or animal. |
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| Instances | Colossus of Rhodes | A huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake |
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| Statue of Liberty | A large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay |
| Narrower | Olympian Zeus | A seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology created for the temple at Olympia |
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| herm | A statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top |
| nude, nude sculpture, nude statue | A statue of a naked human figure |
| sphinx | One of a number of large stone / stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians |
| terminus, terminal figure, term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar |
| Broader | sculpture | A three-dimensional work of plastic art |
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| Spanish | estatua, figura |
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| Catalan | estàtua, figura |
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| Adjectives | statuary | of or relating to or suitable for statues |
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| Nouns | statuette | a small carved or molded / molded figure |
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