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Lapis (genitive lapidis) is the Latin word for stone or rock. To delapidate is to destroy a building by removing its stones. The stones were usually reused to build another building. Dilapidated is a broken down building. Lapis is also the root for Lapidary which is a a gemstone cutter or artisan.

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