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Sculpture vs Statute - What's the difference?

sculpture | statute |

As nouns the difference between sculpture and statute

is that sculpture is (uncountable) the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor while statute is written law, as laid down by the legislature.

As a verb sculpture

is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.

sculpture

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia sculpture)
  • (uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
  • (countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
  • * Dryden
  • There, too, in living sculpture , might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.
  • Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
  • Verb

    (sculptur)
  • To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
  • To represent something in sculpture.
  • To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
  • statute

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
  • (legal) (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.
  • Derived terms

    * statutory * statutorily * statutory rape

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