edifice

n.

1. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.
2. 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.]

noun

A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store: building, pile, structure. See make/unmake.

A large and important building.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  Synonym: building

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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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 건물, 구성물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 建物, 大建築物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صرح, مبنى ضخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בניין, ארמון, מבנה ארגוני או תפיסתי מסובך‬

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