édifice — [ edifis ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. ædificium 1 ♦ Bâtiment important. ⇒ bâtisse, construction, monument. Les édifices publics. « Un édifice accompli [...] manifeste à la lumière l œuvre combinée du vouloir, du savoir et du pouvoir de l homme » (Valéry) … Encyclopédie Universelle
édifice — ÉDIFICE. s. mas. Bâtiment. On ne s en sert guère qu en parlant Des Temples, des Palais et autres grands bâtimens publics. Bel édifice. Grand édifice. Superbe édifice. Les édifices publics. Elever un édifice. Construire un édifice. La structure d… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
edifice — Edifice. s. m. Bastiment. On ne s en sert guere qu en parlant des Temples, des Palais & autres grands bastiments publics. Bel edifice. grand edifice. superbe edifice. les edifices publics. eslever un edifice. construire un edifice. la structure d … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
EDIFICE — is the European B2B interest group that represents the majority of the European Electronics Industry including companies with interests in computing, electronics, and telecommunications.EDIFICE is a non profit organization which drives and… … Wikipedia
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 — Édifice Un édifice, est un ouvrage bâti en travaux d art de la construction, un pont, une terrasse murée aménageant un terrain, un ensemble architectural ou industriel (un ou plusieurs bâtiments espace habitable ou abri de marchandise, jointifs… … Wikipédia en Français
Edifice — Ed i*fice, n. [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. [ e]difice. See {Edify}.] A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — n structure, pile, *building … New Dictionary of Synonyms
edifice — [n] structure building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile*, skyscraper, towers; concept 439 … New thesaurus
edifice — ► NOUN 1) a large, imposing building. 2) a complex abstract or conceptual system. ORIGIN Latin aedificium, from aedis dwelling + facere make … English terms dictionary
