"edifice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: En-us-edifice.ogg Forms: edifices [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eydʰ-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|edifice}} Middle English edifice, {{der|en|fro|edifice}} Old French edifice, {{der|en|la|aedificium|t=building}} Latin aedificium (“building”), {{cog|en|edify}} English edify Head templates: {{en-noun}} edifice (plural edifices)
  1. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one. Translations (building): بِنَاء (bināʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), مَبْنَى (mabnā) [masculine] (Arabic), بِنَايَة (bināya) [masculine] (Arabic), savadur [masculine] (Breton), зда́ние (zdánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 大廈 (Chinese Mandarin), 大厦 (dàshà) (Chinese Mandarin), 建築物 (Chinese Mandarin), 建筑物 (jiànzhùwù) (Chinese Mandarin), bouwwerk [neuter] (Dutch), gebouw [neuter] (Dutch), rakennelma (Finnish), édifice [masculine] (French), edificio [masculine] (Galician), Bauwerk [neuter] (German), Gebäude [neuter] (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐍉 (gatimrjō) [feminine] (Gothic), κτήριο (ktírio) [neuter] (Greek), בניין (binyán) [masculine] (Hebrew), इमारत (imārat) (Hindi), भवन (bhavan) (Hindi), építmény (Hungarian), bygging [feminine] (Icelandic), hús [neuter] (Icelandic), edificio [masculine] (Italian), 建築物 (kenchikubutsu) (Japanese), aedificium [neuter] (Latin), byggverk [neuter] (Norwegian), عمارت (ʼimaret) (Ottoman Turkish), Bu [masculine] (Plautdietsch), gmach [masculine] (Polish), edifício [masculine] (Portuguese), prédio [masculine] (Portuguese), edificiu [neuter] (Romanian), зда́ние (zdánije) [neuter] (Russian), edificio [masculine] (Spanish), jengo (Swahili), byggnadsverk (Swedish), bygge [neuter] (Swedish), konstruktion [common-gender] (Swedish), edipisyo (Tagalog), gusali (Tagalog), கட்டடம் (kaṭṭaṭam) (Tamil), కట్టడము (kaṭṭaḍamu) (Telugu)
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  2. An abstract structure; a school of thought. Translations (school of thought): مَدْرَسَة (madrasa) [feminine] (Arabic), 學派 (Chinese Mandarin), 学派 (xuépài) (Chinese Mandarin), 學說 (Chinese Mandarin), 学说 (xuéshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), 制度 (zhìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), constructie (Dutch), denkkader (Dutch), ajatusrakennelma (Finnish), édifice [masculine] (French), école de pensée [feminine] (French), Lehrgebäude [neuter] (German), Gedankengebäude [neuter] (German), iskola (Hungarian), escola [feminine] (Portuguese), edificiu [neuter] (Romanian), școală de gândire [feminine] (Romanian), доктри́на (doktrína) [feminine] (Russian), tankedoktrin [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Synonyms: ædifice [archaic] Derived forms: edifice complex Related terms: edificant, edification, edificator, edificatory, edificial, edifier, edify, edifyingly, edifyingness

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      "word": "tankedoktrin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "edifice"
}

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