A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
An edifice is a large and impressive building. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux. a building, especially a large one (aedificium, from aedificare; EDIFY)