Topic: EDUCATION
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | édifier, from Latin aedificare 'to build a house', from aedes 'house' |
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ed‧i‧fy
past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies [transitive] formalSE to improve someone's mind or character by teaching them something
—edification noun [uncountable] For our edification, the preacher reminded us what `duty' meant.
noun [uncountable] For our edification, the preacher reminded us what `duty' meant.