edifice
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular oneA building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
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» The new edifice of the theatre looks very splendid.
Huskion · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
Bauwerk, Gebäude
зда́ниеzdánije
буді́вляbudívlja
An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.
Lehrgebäude, Gedankengebäude
доктри́наdoktrína
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Examples
4 sentencesThe new edifice of the theatre looks very splendid.
Marriage is an edifice that has to be rebuilt every day.
deDie Ehe ist ein Bauwerk, das jeden Tag neu errichtet werden muss. — Esperantostern
This edifice is a mosque.
Thousands of laborers and craftsmen toiled for 22 years to craft the stunning white marble edifice.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedifFrom Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).
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Forms
plural: edificesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place:building
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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