stasis
noun/ˈsteɪsɪs/
/ˈsteɪsɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (plural stases
(formal)/ˈsteɪsiːz/
/ˈsteɪsiːz/
)- a situation in which there is no change or developmentWord Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘standing, stoppage’, from sta- base of histanai ‘to stand’.
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