English Explanatory Dictionary

edifice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
  2. An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ En-us-edifice.ogg

Word forms

edifice edifices ædifice

Etymology

From Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).

Related words

edificant edification edificator edificatory edificial edifier edify edifyingly edifyingness

Derived words

edifice complex
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