EDIFICE
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
edifice (plural edifices)
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one
An abstract structure; a school of thought.
Source: Wiktionary
Ed"i*fice, n. Etym: [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. Ă©difice. See Edify.]
Definition: A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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