edifice

Language

See also: édifice

English

Alternative forms

ædifice (archaic)

Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EDIFICE Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eydʰ-#EDIFICE Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EDIFICE Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-#EDIFICE

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

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/Category:English 3-syllable words#EDIFICE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIFICE
Audio (US): (file)
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Noun

edifice (plural edifices)Category:English lemmas#EDIFICE Category:English nouns#EDIFICE Category:English countable nouns#EDIFICE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#EDIFICE Category:Pages with entries#EDIFICE Category:Pages with 1 entry#EDIFICE

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.
- 1904, Edward S. Holden, “Copernicus”, in Popular science monthly, volume 65, page 117:
  The real difficulty was moral, not intellectual. Was the whole edifice of Ptolemy to be destroyed?
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- 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 165:
  With a great thump on the table, Poirot demolished his carefully built up edifice.
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Derived terms

edifice complex

Related terms

terms related to edifice (noun)

Translations

building

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Arabic: بِنَاء (ar) m (bināʔ)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#EDIFICE, مَبْنَى (ar) m (mabnā)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#EDIFICE, بِنَايَة (ar) m (bināya)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#EDIFICE
Breton: savadur (br) mCategory:Terms with Breton translations#EDIFICE
Bulgarian: зда́ние (bg) n (zdánie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#EDIFICE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大廈 / 大厦 (zh) (dàshà)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EDIFICE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EDIFICE, 建築物 / 建筑物 (zh) (jiànzhùwù)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EDIFICE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EDIFICE
Czech: budova (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#EDIFICE, stavba (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#EDIFICE
Dutch: bouwwerk (nl) nCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#EDIFICE, gebouw (nl) nCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#EDIFICE
Esperanto: konstruaĵoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#EDIFICE
Finnish: rakennelma (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#EDIFICE
French: édifice (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#EDIFICE
Galician: edificio (gl) mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#EDIFICE
German: Bauwerk (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#EDIFICE, Gebäude (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#EDIFICE
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐍉 f (gatimrjō)Category:Terms with Gothic translations#EDIFICE
Greek: κτήριο (el) n (ktírio)Category:Terms with Greek translations#EDIFICE
Hebrew: בניין (he) m (binyán)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#EDIFICE
Hindi: इमारत (hi) (imārat)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#EDIFICE, भवन (hi) (bhavan)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#EDIFICE
Hungarian: építmény (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#EDIFICE
Icelandic: bygging (is) fCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#EDIFICE, hús (is) nCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#EDIFICE
Indonesian: bangunan megahCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#EDIFICE, gedung megahCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#EDIFICE
Italian: edificio (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#EDIFICE
Japanese: 建築物 (ja) (kenchikubutsu)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#EDIFICE
Latin: aedificium (la) nCategory:Terms with Latin translations#EDIFICE
Norwegian: byggverk nCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#EDIFICE
Plautdietsch: Bu mCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#EDIFICE
Polish: gmach (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#EDIFICE
Portuguese: edifício (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#EDIFICE, prédio (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#EDIFICE
Romanian: edificiu (ro) nCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#EDIFICE
Russian: зда́ние (ru) n (zdánije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#EDIFICE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: грађевина fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#EDIFICE

Latin: građevina (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#EDIFICE
Spanish: edificio (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EDIFICE
Swahili: jengo (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#EDIFICE
Swedish: byggnadsverk (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#EDIFICE, bygge (sv) nCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#EDIFICE, konstruktion (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#EDIFICE
Tagalog: edipisyoCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#EDIFICE, gusali (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#EDIFICE
Tamil: கட்டடம் (ta) (kaṭṭaṭam)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#EDIFICE
Telugu: కట్టడము (te) (kaṭṭaḍamu)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#EDIFICE
Thai: สิ่งปลูกสร้าง (th)Category:Terms with Thai translations#EDIFICE
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: یاپی (yapı)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#EDIFICE, عمارت (ʼimaret)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#EDIFICE
Ukrainian: буді́вля (uk) f (budívlja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#EDIFICE

school of thought

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Arabic: مَدْرَسَة (ar) f (madrasa)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#EDIFICE
Bulgarian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Bulgarian#EDIFICE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 學派 / 学派 (zh) (xuépài)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EDIFICE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EDIFICE, 學說 / 学说 (zh) (xuéshuō)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EDIFICE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EDIFICE, 制度 (zh) (zhìdù)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EDIFICE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EDIFICE
Dutch: constructie (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#EDIFICE, denkkader (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#EDIFICE
Finnish: ajatusrakennelmaCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#EDIFICE
French: édifice (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#EDIFICE, école de pensée (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#EDIFICE
German: Lehrgebäude nCategory:Terms with German translations#EDIFICE, Gedankengebäude nCategory:Terms with German translations#EDIFICE
Hungarian: iskola (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#EDIFICE
Icelandic: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Icelandic#EDIFICE
Indonesian: kerangka pemikiranCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#EDIFICE, tatanan pemikiranCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#EDIFICE
Japanese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Japanese#EDIFICE
Norwegian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Norwegian#EDIFICE
Portuguese: escola (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#EDIFICE
Romanian: edificiu (ro) nCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#EDIFICE, școală de gândire fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#EDIFICE
Russian: доктри́на (ru) f (doktrína)Category:Terms with Russian translations#EDIFICE
Swahili: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Swahili#EDIFICE
Swedish: tankedoktrin cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#EDIFICE
Telugu: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Telugu#EDIFICE

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.

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