"living statue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: living statues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} living statue (plural living statues)
  1. A street performer who poses like a statue, usually with realistic statue-like makeup, sometimes for hours at a time. Wikipedia link: living statue Synonyms: human statue
    Sense id: en-living_statue-en-noun-DtJ5gLgE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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