édifice
See also: edifice
French
Alternative forms
- ædifice (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aedificium, from aedificō (“to build”) (whence édifier).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.di.fis/
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Noun
édifice m (plural édifices)
- building, structure
Derived terms
- apporter sa pierre à l'édifice
Further reading
- “édifice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.