edification
noun/ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal or humorous)- the improvement of somebody’s mind or character
- for the edification of somebody | for somebody's edification The books were intended for the edification of the masses.
- There are, for your edification, 150 teaspoons of sherry in a bottle—I counted them all.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin aedificatio(n-), from aedificare ‘build’, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’.
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