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stade

stade

9.9
A period when something is changing or growing
  • noun
  • /steɪd/
  • Archaic
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  • The project is currently at its first stade.

Examples

  • In the second stade of development, we will test the software.

  • Historians often divide ancient civilizations into distinct stades of development.

  • The project reached a critical stade before the final results were revealed.

  • In the novel, the hero's journey passes through several stades of transformation.

  • The play features several stades that represent different parts of the hero's journey.

  • In the early stades of her career, she faced many challenges before achieving success.

  • Each stade of the experiment was carefully documented to track its progress.

Synonyms

phase
vsstade
735 3.7

A stage in a process or cycle, like the Moon's appearance

is the older literary form of that same periodic meaning
chapter
vsstade
179 2.8

A period in a person's life or in history that marks a change

is an older or literary label used for any phase not only big changes
stage
vsstade
169 2.4

A place or situation where events happen

is the archaic term focusing on phases rather than setting
grise
vsstade
  • Archaic
9.9

A step in a process toward a goal

is an archaic or literary form rather than especially poetic

How Advanced

completion
108 2.4
maturity
101 3.3
stade
  • Archaic
9.9
phase
735 3.7
beginning
1.0

Surface Forms

stade singular
stades plural

Etymology

Stade can also mean a stage or phase in a process. A helpful way to remember this is that it comes from the same root as stadion and stadium, which meant a 'standing place', so a stade is like a 'step' on the way to the next part.