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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lapidēscentem, present active participle of lapidēscō (“to petrify; to become petrified”), derived from lapis (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.pi.deʃˈʃɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: la‧pi‧de‧scèn‧te
Adjective
lapidescente (plural lapidescenti)
- lapidescent
Further reading
- lapidescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana