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rupestrian

/ɹuːˈpɛstɹiən/

rupestrian adjective: occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls.

Adjective

rupestrian (comparative more rupestrian, superlative most rupestrian)

  1. Occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls

Forms of rupestrian

comparativemore rupestrian
superlativemost rupestrian

Origin of rupestrian

From New Latin rupestris, from Latin rūpes (“rock”).

Questions about rupestrian

What does rupestrian mean?
Rupestrian means occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls.
What part of speech is rupestrian?
Rupestrian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rupestrian?
Rupestrian is pronounced /ɹuːˈpɛstɹiən/.

Words near rupestrian in the dictionary

  1. Ruperto
  2. Rupertos
  3. Ruperts
  4. rupes
  5. rupestral
  6. rupestrian
  7. rupestrine
  8. Ruphylin
  9. rupi
  10. rupia
  11. rupiah

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