ceramic
noun/səˈræmɪk/
/səˈræmɪk/
- [countable, usually plural] a pot or other object made of clay that has been made permanently hard by heat
- an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso
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- ceramics[uncountable] the art of making and decorating ceramicsTopics Hobbiesc2
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek keramikos, from keramos ‘pottery’.
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