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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: staticus, from Greek statikos 'causing to stand', from histanai 'to cause to stand'

static

1 adjective
     
stat‧ic1
not moving, changing, or developing [≠ dynamic]:
Economists predict that house prices will remain static for a long period.
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