Hyphenation of lapidary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lapidary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lap-idary

Definitions of lapidary:

1.	An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
2.	A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
3.	Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them The ring is of no lapidary value- Lord Byron Lapidary art

Synonyms of lapidary:

adj	crystal
noun	lapidarist, expert
noun	lapidist, engraver

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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