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    sculpture
    sculp‧ture /ˈskʌlptʃə $ -ər/ noun
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: sculptura, from sculpere 'to carve'

    1. [uncountable and countable] an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artist
        sculpture of
        a sculpture of an elephant
        an exhibition of sculpture
    2. [uncountable] the art of making objects out of stone, wood, clay etc
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sculpture
       ▪ a stone/marble/bronze etc sculpture (=made of stone, marble etc) Opposite the chapel is a bronze sculpture of Cardinal Schwarzenberg.
       ▪ an abstract sculpture an abstract sculpture of the universe
       ▪ monumental sculpture (=built as a monument) the monumental sculpture of ancient Greece
    ■ verbs
       ▪ make a sculpture He will be making a new sculpture for the exhibition.
       ▪ create/produce a sculpture Local artists were asked to create sculptures for the garden.
    ■ phrases
       ▪ a piece of sculpture This is a magnificent piece of sculpture.
       ▪ an exhibition of sculpture a large exhibition of modern sculpture