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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 figure
Familiarity information: STATUETTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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