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statuary

/ˌstætʃəˈwɛri/
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Other forms: statuaries

Definitions of statuary
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or suitable for statues
  2. noun
    statues collectively
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    types:
    Elgin Marbles
    a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
    type of:
    accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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