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Definition of stasis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stasis

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