English
Etymology
Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, reborrowed from Latin aedificium "building", derived from aedificare|aedific�re "to build, establish" (whence also edify).
Pronunciation
US: IPA|/�edɪfɪs/, SAMPA|/"EdIfIs?/
Noun
edifice (plural edifices)
- A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
Related terms
edificant
edification
edificator
edificatory
edificial
edifier
edify
edifyingly
edifyingness
References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
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