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noun
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: building
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse, apartment building, apartment house, architecture, aviary, bird sanctuary, volary, bathhouse, bathing machine, bowling alley, center, centre, chapterhouse, clubhouse, club, dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence, farm building, feedlot, firetrap, gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house, gazebo, summerhouse, government building, greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse, Hall of Fame, hotel, hotel-casino, casino-hotel, house, library, medical building, health facility, healthcare facility, ministry, morgue, mortuary, dead room, observatory, office building, office block, opium den, outbuilding, packinghouse, place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship, planetarium, presbytery, restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery, rest house, rink, skating rink, Roman building, rotunda, ruin, school, schoolhouse, shooting gallery, signal box, signal tower, skyscraper, student union, tavern, tap house, telecom hotel, telco building, temple, theater, theatre, whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house, Independence Hall, Houses of Parliament
History
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).
Across languages
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
