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laparoscopic colectomy
laparoscopic sterilization
laparoscopy
laparotomy
lapboard
lapdog
lapel
lapidary
lapidate
lapillus
lapis lazuli
Lapith
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lappa (1)
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lapped joint
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lapidate
lap·i·date
[
láppi dàyt
]
(
past and past participle
lap·i·dated
,
present participle
lap·i·dat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
lap·i·dates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
stone somebody:
to throw stones at somebody
2.
stone somebody to death:
to stone somebody to death, especially as a punishment for wrongdoing
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
lapidat-
, past participle of
lapidare
<
lapid-
"stone"
]
lap·i·da·tion
[
làppi dáysh'n
]
noun
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lap·i·da·tion [ làppi dáysh'n ] noun
