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The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
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Meaning of "edifice" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EDIFICE

From Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificāre to build.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EDIFICE

edifice  [ˈɛdɪfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDIFICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Edifice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EDIFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

edifice

Building

A building is a man-made structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place. Buildings come in a variety of shapes, sizes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat and the outside. Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings.

Definition of edifice in the English dictionary

The definition of edifice in the dictionary is a building, esp a large or imposing one. Other definition of edifice is a complex or elaborate institution or organization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EDIFICE


air-to-surface
ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs
aphis
ˈeɪfɪs
artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
benefice
ˈbɛnɪfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
malefice
ˈmælɪfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
raphis
ˈreɪfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDIFICE

edibility
edible
edible crab
edible snail
edibleness
edibles
edict
Edict of Nantes
edictal
edictally
edification
edificatory
edificial
edified
edifier
edifies
edify
edifying
edifyingly
edile

WORDS THAT END LIKE EDIFICE

back office
box office
burnt sacrifice
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
out of office
Oval Office
post office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
self-sacrifice
suffice
supreme sacrifice
the office
the Oval Office
the supreme sacrifice

Synonyms and antonyms of edifice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EDIFICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «edifice» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of edifice

Translation of «edifice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDIFICE

Find out the translation of edifice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of edifice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «edifice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大厦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

edificio
570 millions of speakers

English

edifice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भवन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصرح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

здание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

edifício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাসাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

édifice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebäude
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大建築
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대건축물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Edifice
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biệt thự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாளிகையின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इमारत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yapı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

palazzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gmach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будівля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

edificiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικοδόμημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

byggnadsverk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

byggverk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of edifice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDIFICE»

The term «edifice» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDIFICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «edifice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «edifice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about edifice

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10 QUOTES WITH «EDIFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word edifice.
1
Ansel Adams
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
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Prince Charles
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
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Jan Hus
Behold how Christ is the foundation of the church and the apostles are the foundations! Christ is by a figure of speech - antonomastice - the foundation because the edifice of the church begins from him and is finished in him and through him. But the prophets and apostles are the foundations because their authority bears up our weakness.
4
Andre Maurois
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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John Dos Passos
The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.
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C. V. Raman
The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.
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Jose Rizal
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
8
Hu Shih
What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty.
9
Charles H. Townes
The imposing edifice of science provides a challenging view of what can be achieved by the accumulation of many small efforts in a steady objective and dedicated search for truth.
10
Abdoulaye Wade
Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDIFICE»

Discover the use of edifice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to edifice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Edifice Complex: The architecture of power
This is a book of genuine timeliness, throwing new light on the motivations of the rich and powerful around the world - and on the ways they seek to affect us.
Deyan Sudjic, 2011
2
Calcutta's edifice: the buildings of a great city
This book allows these buildings to 'speak for themselves'. Illustrated by the author, this book strives to achieve a point of view not of a foreigner but of an appreciator.
Brian Paul Bach, 2006
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Building the Kingdom: Giannozzo Manetti on the Material and ...
These important Latin texts are presented here in new critical editions, with English translations and commentaries, preceded by chapters situating them within Manetti's other writings, his vast reading, and his historical moment.
Christine Hunnikin Smith, Joseph F. O'Connor, 2006
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Doomed Edifice: The Eclipse of the Prophetic Ministry and ...
to a temple—a stationary edifice. Jehovah did not want an edifice (2 Sam 7:7), for messiah would build the true temple (2 Sam 7:13). But, again, Jehovah acquiesced. Yet, even then israel's sin was not complete. it continued its blatant idolatry ...
P. W. Baker, 2010
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Justice in a Gothic Edifice: The Calcutta High Court and ...
This Work Was Hailed By All The Administrators, Social Scientists And Ethnologists And Still Remains Very Important And Valid For Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bangladesh, West Bengal And Assam.
Mahua Sarkar, 1997
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Descriptive Account of the New Edifice Erected for Trinity ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James Edmund Scripps, Trinity Church (Detroit, Mich ) Ladies' Aid Society, 2011
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Bagore-ki-Haveli: A Royal Edifice Restored to Its Pristine Glory
The Work Takes Us On A Journey Through The Famous Bagore-Ki-Haveli, Which Typifies The Best Of Mewari Architecture, To Show Us The Splendour And Magnificence Of A Rajasthani Royal Household.
Piers Helsen, Reene Porte, 2002
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Volcanic Hazards in Central America
Large-volume. volcanic. edifice. failures. in. Central. America. and. associated. hazards. Lee Siebert Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, National Museum of Natural History MRC-119, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, USA ...
William Ingersoll Rose, 2006
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Natural Hazards in El Salvador
(1978) studied a sequence of 14 lavas from Boqueron's southern crater wall. Results of this study indicated that these basaltic-andesites and andesites are richer in alkali elements and FeO than lavas from the San Salvador edifice ( Sofield, ...
William Ingersoll Rose, 2004
10
Western European museums and visual persuasion: art, ...
The book considers a diverse array of institutions ranging from such national cultural icons as the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Prado to museums of partisan advocacy such as the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Tate Modern, and the ...
J. Donald Ragsdale, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDIFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term edifice is used in the context of the following news items.
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New 98.1 FM Edifice Commissioned
Sierra Leone: New 98.1 FM Edifice Commissioned. tweet. share. Google+. comment. email · more. By Hassan Gbassay Koroma. Guests at the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Fear and uncertainty on Wall Street: investors, buckle up for a …
“Every client I meet is wondering whether these events – China, Puerto Rico, Greece – are the first cracks in the edifice like those we saw in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Holocaust Claims Conference fraud likely 'much higher' than $57 …
... accused Hollander of seeking to create “as much internal division and acrimony as possible and maybe even bring the whole edifice down.” «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
4
Allahabad University: A lore collector's recollections
... sagging edifice, resonating with stories. This book was specifically intended as a celebration, to commemorate 125 years of the Allahabad ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Govt vs Judges - Once again ANC mimics Apartheid Nats
... and made six new judicial appointments. Parliamentary supremacy made it possible to implement a major plank in the apartheid edifice. «BizNews, Jul 15»
6
Budget 2015: A new pensions tangle explained
This Budget not only chipped away at the pension tax regime, but also suggested that the entire edifice might be pulled down and replaced. «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
Laura de Santillana and Alessandro Diaz de Santillana, Chapel …
In this once-Christian edifice, a New Testament interpretation of her assemblies is inevitable. In reality, she draws much of her inspiration from ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
George Osborne's 2 per cent defence target sends a strong …
But when the defence leg of this three-legged stool is weak the whole edifice collapses. Soft power requires a core of steel. It's even more ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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EDITORIAL: A resounding slap from SA's judges
... and various government institutions actively undermine the law, the judiciary is the only remaining pillar of our democratic edifice that can be ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
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Why USMNT vs. Peru at RFK stadium is a can't-miss game
“By simple logic, no building has seen more goals, more drama, or more surprises than the outdate edifice the looms over the confluence of the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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