# status quo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/

## Definitions
1. The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

## Etymology
From Latin status (“state”) (sometimes used in the ablative statū) + quō (“in which”), the ablative of quī (“which”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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