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STATUETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does statuette mean? 

STATUETTE (noun)
  The noun STATUETTE has 1 sense:

1. a small carved or molded figureplay

  Familiarity information: STATUETTE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STATUETTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small carved or molded figure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

figurine; statuette

Hypernyms ("statuette" is a kind of...):

figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))

Derivation:

statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)


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