Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapicide

/ˈlæpɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lapi-cide
IPA: /ˈlæpɪsaɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Letters omitted by the lapicide or evident mistakes of the lapicide corrected by the editor."
"[…] made by Wosnick several decades ago, that the name M. Silanus Murena is the result of a lapicide's error and that this part of the inscription was […]"
"One or two cracks in the rock have been avoided by the lapicide."

Etymology

From Latin lapicida. Compare -cide.

Inflected Forms

lapicides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lapicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæpɪsaɪd/.
What does lapicide mean?: A stonecutter.
Where does lapicide come from?: From Latin lapicida. Compare -cide.

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