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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Edifice

/ĕd'-əf-əs/ · Ed·i·fice · IPA /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/
01 n. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, …
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    A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.