edifice

== English == === Alternative forms === ædifice (archaic) === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ === Noun === edifice (plural edifices) A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one. An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== edifice complex ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “edifice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “edifice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.