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EDIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Uplifting enlightenment

Synonyms:

edification; sophistication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("edification" is a kind of...):

enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "edification"):

disenchantment; disillusion; disillusionment (freeing from false belief or illusions)

Derivation:

edify (make understand)

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