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noun
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A building or edifice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
uplifting enlightenment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sophistication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlightenment
Narrower terms: disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
History
From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
