Status quo

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Status quo

[ˌʃtaːtʊs ˈkvoː]
[ˌstaːtʊs ˈkvoː]

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im 19. Jahrhundert entlehnt von lateinisch status quo ^(→ la) „gegenwärtiger Zustand“, wörtlich: „Zustand, in dem“

noun Status quo

der derzeitige Zustand Ich befürworte den Status quo.
Opposite: Status quo ante

In English

status quo the state of things

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"Status quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/status%20quo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Status quo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/status%20quo

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"Status quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/status%20quo.

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@misc{status_quo_2026,
  title = {Status quo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/status%20quo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}