Looking for the meaning of the word EDIFICE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of EDIFICE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Edifice
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin aedificium, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛdɪfɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large, imposing building.
Short Definition:large, imposing building
Definition:
a complex system of beliefs
Short Definition:complex system of beliefs
Examples:- the concepts on which the edifice of capitalism was built
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