lapidescence

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/ˌlæpɪˈdɛsən(t)s//ˌlæpəˈdɛsən(t)s/

noun

The state or quality of being lapidescent.

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Meanings

nounlapidescence (countable and uncountable, plural lapidescences)

plural lapidescences

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being lapidescent.
  2. countableuncountableThe process of hardening into a stone substance.

    The process of lapidescence had begun: the world was turning him into a monument to himself.

    1982, John Banville, The Newton Letter
  3. countableuncountableA stony concretion.

Origin

From Latin lapidēscēns + -ence, on the model of lapidescent.

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Cite this entry
APA

lapidescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescence

MLA

“lapidescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapidescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescence.

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