Edifice

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  • noun. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.
  • noun. An elaborate conceptual structure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric: applied chiefly to large or fine buildings, public or private.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
  • noun. An abstract structure; a school of thought.
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  • noun. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    • Word Usage
    "The owner of the edifice is a 56 years old landscape architect by the way, and he say an upwards of $12,000 has gone into building thetreehouse."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    construction  structure  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Hall of Fame  Houses of Parliament  Independence Hall  abattoir  apartment building  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    architecture  building  cathedral  dome  dwell  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Dymaxion house  White House  adobe house  architecture  building  
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