Definitions for edificeˈɛd ə fɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ed•i•ficeˈɛd ə fɪs(n.)
a building, esp. a large or imposing one.
Category: Architecture
any large, complex system or organization.
Origin of edifice:
1350–1400; ME < AF, MF < L aedificium=aedific(āre) to build (see edify ) +-ium -ium1
ed`i•fi′cial-ˈfɪʃ əl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
building, edifice(noun)
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"
Wiktionary
edifice(Noun)
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
edifice(Noun)
An abstract structure; a school of thought.
Origin: edifice, from edifice, reborrowed from aedificium, derived from aedificare (whence also edify).
Webster Dictionary
Edifice(noun)
a building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse
Translations for edifice
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gebouAfrikaans
- صَرْح، بِنايَهArabic
- зданиеBulgarian
- edifícioPortuguese (BR)
- budova, stavbaCzech
- das GebäudeGerman
- bygningsværkDanish
- οικοδόμημαGreek
- edificioSpanish
- ehitisEstonian
- ساختمان؛ عمارتFarsi
- rakennusFinnish
- édificeFrench
- בִּניָןHebrew
- भवनHindi
- zgrada, građevinaCroatian
- épületHungarian
- bangunanIndonesian
- byggingIcelandic
- edificioItalian
- 大建築物Japanese
- 건물Korean
- pastatas, statinysLithuanian
- celtne;ēkaLatvian
- tersergamMalay
- gebouwDutch
- byggverk, bygningNorwegian
- gmachPolish
- ساختمان؛ عمارتPersian
- ماڼۍ، ودانۍPashto
- edifícioPortuguese
- edificiuRomanian
- сооружениеRussian
- budova, stavbaSlovak
- poslopjeSlovenian
- građevinaSerbian
- byggnadsverkSwedish
- ตึก; อาคาร; คฤหาสน์; สิ่งปลูกสร้างที่ใหญ่โตThai
- görkemli binaTurkish
- 大廈(常指宏偉的建築物)Chinese (Trad.)
- будівля, спорудаUkrainian
- عمارتUrdu
- dinh thựVietnamese
- 大厦，大建筑物Chinese (Simp.)
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