edifice

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ædifice (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

Middle English edifice from Old French edifice, reborrowed from Latin aedificium (“‘building’”), derived from aedificāre (“‘to build, establish’”) (whence also edify).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈed.ɪ.fɪs/, SAMPA: /"Ed.I.fIs/
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[edit] Noun

edifice (plural edifices)

1. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.

[edit] Related terms

• edificant
• edification
• edificator
• edificatory
• edificial
• edifier
• edify
• edifyingly
• edifyingness

[edit] References

• edifice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• edifice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913