"statu-quo-ite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: statu-quo-ites [plural]
Etymology: Latin statū quō + -ite Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|statū quō}} Latin statū quō, {{suf|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|head=statu-quo-ite}} statu-quo-ite (plural statu-quo-ites)
  1. (archaic) A supporter of the status quo; one who believes that society is in an acceptable state and should not be changed. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-statu-quo-ite-en-noun-GsNR4W97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite

Inflected forms

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