how to pronounce edifice

/ˈɛdəfəs/

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edifice is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of edifice in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… bedrock edifice and that's also sort of …”

meanings of edifice

noun:

An abstract structure; a school of thought.
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.

edifice frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word edifice occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics edifice can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that edifice can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;