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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Edifice in different meanings

Could you tell me please if it's possible to say: edifice of love, anger, kindness, courage, fear, etc.?
  

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ninania Could you tell me please if it's possible to say: edifice of love, anger, kindness, courage, fear, etc.? The word "edifice" means a large (usually impressive) building, so it can not be used the way you are using it. Or do you know of another meaning for "edifice"?

  • ninania Could you tell me please if it's possible to say: edifice of love, anger, kindness, courage, fear, etc.?
  • The word "edifice" means a large (usually impressive) building, so it can not be used the way you are using it.
  • Or do you know of another meaning for "edifice"?
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ninaniaCould you tell me please if it's possible to say: edifice of love, anger, kindness, courage, fear, etc.?

The word "edifice" means a large (usually impressive) building, so it can not be used the way you are using it. Or do you know of another meaning for "edifice"? Or maybe you have another word in mind that sounds almost like "edifice."
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Hello,

I read in my dictionary :'an edifice of lies' and decided to ask if it's possible to use it, with other words in a fugurative meaning. I wanted to use it in exactly this meaning. I don't know it's other meanings.

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