- building, edifice
- صَرْحٌ \ building, edifice. \ See Also عمارة (عِمارة)، مبنى (مَبْنى)
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building, edifice
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building — n Building, edifice, structure, pile are comparable when they mean a construction (as of wood, brick, or stone) intended to house a family, a business, or an institution. Building is the common and in most cases the adequate term {a school… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
building — buildingless, adj. /bil ding/, n. 1. a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or… … Universalium
Edifice Aldred — Édifice Aldred 45°30′18″N 73°33′24″O / 45.505, 73.55667 … Wikipédia en Français
building — I (business of assembling) noun aedificatio, amalgamation, architecture, arrangement, assembling, causation, collocation, compilation, composition, compounding, conformation, conjunction, constitution, construction, contriving, craftsmanship,… … Law dictionary
edifice — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. edifice building, from L. aedificium building, from aedificare to erect a building, from aedis, variant of aedes temple, sanctuary, usually a single edifice without partitions, also, in the plural, dwelling house,… … Etymology dictionary
Edifice Price — Édifice Price 46°48′47.1″N 71°12′29.3″O / 46.813083, 71.208139 … Wikipédia en Français
building — [bil′diŋ] n. 1. anything that is built with walls and a roof, as a house or factory; structure 2. the act, process, work, or business of constructing houses, ships, etc. SYN. BUILDING is the general term applied to a fixed structure in which… … English World dictionary
Edifice Marie-Guyart — is a 126 meter (413 feet) office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor. It is the tallest building in Canada east of Montreal.ee alsoOther buildings in Quebec City:* L… … Wikipedia
edifice — I noun architectural monument, building, building of imposing appearance, construction, high structure, imposing building, piece of architecture, public building, skyscraper, structure, tower II index building (structure), dwelling, inhabitation … Law dictionary
edifice — [ed′i fis] n. [ME < OFr < L aedificium, a building < aedificare: see EDIFY] 1. a building, esp. a large, imposing one 2. any elaborately constructed institution, organization, etc. SYN. BUILDING … English World dictionary
Building — Build ing, n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. [1913 Webster] Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
