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Etymology
From Latin lapidarius âof stonesâ (later used as a noun âstone-cutterâ), from lapis âstoneâ.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems.
Adjective
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- Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
- Suitable for incriptions; efficient, stately, concise.
#:*2000: The sole truth was that supplied by mathematics or by such lapidary propositions as âWhat's done cannot be undone,â which was irrefutably correct. â Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 71)
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