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edifice complexes

edifice complexes is the plural of edifice complex.

Meaning of edifice complex

Noun

edifice complex (plural edifice complexes)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) The desire to construct or own spectacularly imposing buildings.
    • There may be fewer dictators these days, he says, but instead local authorities run by city politicians “want to follow in the footsteps of mad King Ludwig of Bavaria and indulge their edifice complexes”.2005, The Bulletin, numbers 6477-6485, page 63

Questions about edifice complexes

What is edifice complexes the plural of?
Edifice complexes is the plural of edifice complex.

Words near edifice complexes in the dictionary

  1. edificator
  2. edificators
  3. edificatory
  4. edifice
  5. edifice complex
  6. edifice complexes
  7. edifices
  8. edificial
  9. edified
  10. edifier
  11. edifiers

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