Edifice
Definitions
- A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
- An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.
Equivalents
Españoledificio
Examples
“The real difficulty was moral, not intellectual. Was the whole edifice of Ptolemy to be destroyed?”
“With a great thump on the table, Poirot demolished his carefully built up edifice.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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