English Explanatory Dictionary

statuary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The craft of making statues.
  2. Statues considered collectively.
noun
  1. A person who makes or deals in statues.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of statues.

Pronunciation

/ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-statuary.wav /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/

Word forms

statuary statuaries more statuary most statuary

Etymology

From Latin statuāria (ars) (“(art) of sculpture”), feminine of the adjective statuārius (“of statues”).

Derived words

statuarism
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