Etymology

statuary

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Today it means: The craft of making statues. Full definition →

Latin statuāria
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statuary · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromstatuāria“(art) of sculpture”
  2. English todaystatuary

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

statuary · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromstatuārius“maker of statues”
  2. English todaystatuary

From Latin statuārius (“maker of statues”).

statuary · adjective3

From the noun or the Latin adjective statuārius (“of statues”).

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