edifice
noun/ˈedɪfɪs/
/ˈedɪfɪs/
(formal)- a large impressive building
- an imposing edifice
- (figurative) The whole edifice of our civilization is built on hard work, trust and decency.
- (figurative) an edifice of lies
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin aedificium, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’.Definitions on the go
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