building
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪldɪŋ
- Hyphenation: build‧ing
[edit] Noun
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building (plural buildings)
- (uncountable) The act or process of building.
- The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
- A closed structure with walls and a roof.
- My sister lives in that apartment building.
[edit] Synonyms
- (act or process of building): construction
- (closed structure with walls and a roof): edifice
- See also Wikisaurus:building
[edit] Derived terms
- apartment building
- bldg.
- building blocks
- building permit
- building society
- building trade
- office building
- outbuilding
- shipbuilding
- bodybuilding
- main building
[edit] Translations
act or process of building
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closed structure with walls and a roof
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