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lapidary

Pronunciation: [ˈlæpɪˌdɛri]

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Learn how to use lapidary in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “craftsmanship”

(noun) a lapidary is a person who cuts, polishes, and engraves stones or gems. They take rough stones and make them beautiful so that they can be used in jewelry or decorations.

Example

The lapidary spent hours carefully shaping the raw gemstone into a shiny, beautiful jewel.

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Unlike a lapidary, a painter works with colors and canvas, not with stones.

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What skills does a lapidary need to create a beautiful gem?

Context: “description”

(adjective) something that is lapidary relates to the art of cutting or polishing stones. It’s often used to describe writing or works that are very polished and refined, just like the stones a lapidary works with.

Example

Her lapidary style of writing made the complicated topic easy to understand.

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The report was poorly written and lacked the lapidary quality that it needed to impress the readers.

Example

Can you write about science in a lapidary way that makes it interesting?

How to pronounce lapidary

Pronunciation: [ˈlæpɪˌdɛri]

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