edifice

CEFRC1

/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large, impressive building.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.

Examples

  • The new edifice of the theatre looks very splendid.

  • This edifice is a mosque.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.

More examples

In context

  • The real difficulty was moral, not intellectual. Was the whole edifice of Ptolemy to be destroyed?

  • With a great thump on the table, Poirot demolished his carefully built up edifice.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).