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statuette

/ˌstætjuˈɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
stat-uette
IPA
/ˌstætjuˈɛt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

Inflected Forms

statuettes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

figurine

Synonyms

figurine

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce statuette?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstætjuˈɛt/.
What does statuette mean?
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Where does statuette come from?
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

How to pronounce statuette

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