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Added 9 October 2026

sculpture

/ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ noun

In Latin: sculptura Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sculpture at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A three-dimensional work of plastic art.
Creating figures or designs in three dimensions.

verb

Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.
sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.
She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

Origin

From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).

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