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   lapidary

   /ˈlapɪd(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
   • ▪ (of language) elegant and concise, and therefore suitable for engraving on stone: "a lapidary statement"

   noun

   • 1. a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Latin lapidarius (in late Latin ‘stonecutter’), from lapis, lapid- ‘stone’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century.

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