status quo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

/ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-status quo.wav /ˌstæt.əs ˈkwoʊ/ [ˌstæɾ.əs ˈkwoʊ] En-ca-status quo.opus /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwoʊ/ [ˌsteɪ.ɾəs ˈkwoʊ]

status quo status quos statuses quo stati quo statu quo status in quo

From Latin status (“state”) (sometimes used in the ablative statū) + quō (“in which”), the ablative of quī (“which”).

in statu quo statu-quo-ite status in quo status quo ante status quo ante bellum status quo warrior

status quoism status quoist

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