Today let's learn a new word, edifice!

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Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills.

Today’s word of the day is edifice.

Nouns are words that we use to name things. It can be a person, a place, a thing, an
idea or concept. Therefore, edifice is a noun.

Edifice has two meanings. Firstly it is a large, imposing building. Secondly it is a complex system of beliefs.
 
An example of the word edifice used in a sentence would be:

The headquarters is a huge edifice located in the city centre.

Or, This book details the ideology on which the edifice of socialism was built.

Synonyms: building, structure, premises, complex, establishment.

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