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Etymology
From Latin lapidarius �of stones� (later used as a noun �stone-cutter�), from lapis �stone�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�læpɪd�ri/

Noun
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1. A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems.

Adjective
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1. Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
2. Suitable for incriptions; efficient, stately, concise.

#:*2000: The sole truth was that supplied by mathematics or by such lapidary propositions as �What's done cannot be undone,� which was irrefutably correct. � Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 71)

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