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in state

in state adverb: with pomp and ceremony.

Adverb

in state

  1. With pomp and ceremony.
    • Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.1925, Luo Guanzhong, translated by Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    • Aunt Alexandra’s visits from the Landing were rare, and she traveled in state. She owned a bright green square Buick and a black chauffeur, both kept in an unhealthy state of tidiness, but today they were nowhere to be seen.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, state.
    • Her grandparents moved in state last year.

in state meaning in Kannada

in state in Kannada

ಉಚಿತ ಮರ್ಯಾದೆಗಳೊಡನೆ, ವೈಭವದಿಂದ

Words formed from in state

Questions about in state

What does in state mean?
In state means with pomp and ceremony.
What is in state in Kannada?
In state in Kannada is ಉಚಿತ ಮರ್ಯಾದೆಗಳೊಡನೆ, ವೈಭವದಿಂದ. See In state meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is in state?
In state is an adverb.

Words near in state in the dictionary

  1. in spite of oneself
  2. in spite of someone's teeth
  3. in splendor
  4. in splendour
  5. in splits
  6. in state
  7. in statu nascendi
  8. in statu pupillari
  9. in statu quo
  10. in status nascendi
  11. in stead

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