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edifice

edi·fice

UK/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ US/ˈɛdʌfʌs/ rare

noun

1.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

  • “there was a three-story building on the corner”
  • “it was an imposing edifice”
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Origin

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).

Phrases

  • edifice complex

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