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/eðiˈfiθjo/ ES
/eðiˈfisjo/ MX
Translation
building
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Word origin
From Latin aedificium ('building'), from aedificare ('to build'), from aedes ('dwelling, temple') plus facere ('to make'). The same root gives English edifice and edify.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aedificium
- English cognates
- edifice, edify
Grammar
Examples
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This building is over a hundred years old.
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We live in a six-storey building.
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The new building will be made of glass.
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The building where I live has ten tall floors.
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They have painted the whole building white.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 6: edificio, averiguar, destruir and 7 more words.