edifice
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ed·i·fice
(ĕd'ə-fĭs) 
n.
n.
- A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.
- An elaborate conceptual structure: observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificāre, to build : aedis, a building + -ficāre, -fy.]
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edifice
noun
- A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store: building, pile, structure. See make/unmake.
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edifices
IN BRIEF: n- Large or massive structures.
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categories related to 'edifice'
- Living Places - edifice: usu. large, elaborate building
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Edifice
Dansk (Danish)
n. - konstruktion, bygningsværk
Nederlands (Dutch)
bouwwerk (ook abstract)
Français (French)
n. - bâtiment, édifice
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gebäude, Gefüge
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οικοδόμημα, κτίριο
Italiano (Italian)
costruzione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - edifício (m), construção (f)
Русский (Russian)
здание, структура, система
Español (Spanish)
n. - edificio, construcción
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - byggnad
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大厦, 大建筑物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大廈, 大建築物
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صرح, مبنى ضخم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בניין, ארמון, מבנה ארגוני או תפיסתי מסובך
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