edification

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun uplifting enlightenment

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

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Synonyms

sophistication

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