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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lapidārius (“stony”). The terse sense is from inscription lapidaire, short inscriptions carved in stone.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lapidaire (plural lapidaires)
- related to stone
- inscription lapidaire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (figurative) terse (abruptly short)
- Synonyms: laconique, concis
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Noun
lapidaire m or f by sense (plural lapidaires)
- lapidary, gemsmith
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