lapidaire
/lapidɛʁ/
adjective
C2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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terse and striking, pithy, lapidary in style
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Son commentaire lapidaire a clos le débat.
His terse comment closed the debate.
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Practice
1 What does lapidaire mean?
terse and striking, pithy, lapidary in style
2 Fill the gap: Son commentaire ___ a clos le débat.
Full sentence: Son commentaire lapidaire a clos le débat. (His terse comment closed the debate.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches lapidaire?
lapidaire: neutral register, rare frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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