All 3 Uses of
edifice
in
David Copperfield
- Within the shadow, I may figuratively say, of that religious edifice immortalized by Chaucer, which was anciently the resort of Pilgrims from the remotest corners of — in short,' said Mr. Micawber, 'in the immediate neighbourhood of the Cathedral.'†
Chpt 25-27
- You have laid a foundation that any edifice may be raised upon; and is it not a pity that you should devote the spring-time of your life to such a poor pursuit as I can offer?'†
Chpt 34-36 *
- But there was no vacancy for a tenor in the venerable Pile for which this city is so justly eminent; and he has — in short, he has contracted a habit of singing in public-houses, rather than in sacred edifices.'†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(edifice) a building or structure -- especially a large one
or:
a conceptual or organizational framework