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1. (n.) edifice
a building, esp. a large or imposing one.
2. edifice
any large, complex system or organization.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF, MF < L aedificium=aedific(āre) to build (see edify ) +-ium -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) building, edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
"there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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1. (noun) edifice
a building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse
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Sense: a building
The new cathedral is a magnificent edifice.
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 Afrikaans: gebou |
 Arabic: صَرْح، بِنايَه |
 Bulgarian: здание |
 Brazilian: edifício |
 Czech: budova, stavba |
 German: das Gebäude |
 Danish: bygningsværk |
 Greek: οικοδόμημα |
 Spanish: edificio |
 Estonian: ehitis |
 Farsi: ساختمان؛ عمارت |
 Finnish: rakennus |
 French: édifice |
 Hebrew: בִּניָן |
 Hindi: भवन |
 Croatian: zgrada, građevina |
 Hungarian: épület |
 Indonesian: bangunan |
 Icelandic: bygging |
 Italian: edificio |
 Japanese: 大建築物 |
 Korean: 건물 |
 Lithuanian: pastatas, statinys |
 Latvian: celtne;ēka |
 Malay: tersergam |
 Dutch: gebouw |
 Norwegian: byggverk, bygning |
 Polish: gmach |
 Persian: ساختمان؛ عمارت |
 Pashto: ماڼۍ، ودانۍ |
 Portuguese: edifício |
 Romanian: edificiu |
 Russian: сооружение |
 Slovak: budova, stavba |
 Slovenian: poslopje |
 Serbian: građevina |
 Swedish: byggnadsverk |
 Thai: ตึก; อาคาร; คฤหาสน์; สิ่ง |
 Turkish: görkemli bina |
 Taiwanese: 大廈(常指宏偉的建築物) |
 Ukrainian: будівля, споруда |
 Urdu: عمارت |
 Vietnamese: dinh thự |
 Chinese: 大厦，大建筑物 |
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