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sculpture

[ skuhlp-cher ]
/ ˈskʌlp tʃər /
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noun
the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
such works of art collectively.
an individual piece of such work.
verb (used with object), sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing.
to work as a sculptor.
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Origin of sculpture

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) <Latin sculptūra, equivalent to sculpt(us) (past participle of sculpere to carve) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpture

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sculpture

sculptor, sculpture
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British Dictionary definitions for sculpture

sculpture
/ (ˈskʌlptʃə) /

noun
verb (mainly tr)
Also (for senses 5–8): sculpt

Derived forms of sculpture

sculptural, adjectivesculpturally, adverb

Word Origin for sculpture

C14: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculpt
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