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Plural of edifice

regular plural

The plural of edifice is edifices.

Forms of edifice

Singularedifice /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/
Pluraledifices
Countablecountable

Edifices in a sentence

  • Its edifices are oriented on a north–south axis, forming avenuelike areas and plazas.2010, Susan Toby Evans, edited by David L. Webster, Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, →ISBN…. From the entry avenuelike
  • Entire civilizations, from their laws to their edifices and city plans, were constructed around it.2004, Acharya S, Suns of God, Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled, page 83. From the entry city plan
  • Beyond lay the stately drab edifices of East Germany’s showpiece, now thronged with würste and sauerkraut sellers catering to the crowds.1995, Robert Harvey, “The Thaw and the Flood”, in The Return of the Strong: The Drift to Global Disorder, London: Macmillan London, →ISBN…. From the entry wurst
  • In the Shang and Chou periods our knowledge from archaeology of ordinary dwellings is thus far poor, but something can be said of the more pretentious edifices.1971, William Waston, Cultural Frontiers in Ancient East Asia, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 81. From the entry chou

Meaning of edifice

  1. noun A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
  2. noun An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.

Full definition of edifice

Questions about the plural of edifice

What is the plural of edifice?
The plural of edifice is edifices.
Is edifice countable?
Edifice is a countable noun.

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