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edification definition

edi·fi·ca·tion (ed′i fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

an edifying or being edified; instruction; esp., moral or spiritual instruction

Etymology: ME edificacioun < LL(Ec) aedificatio < L, act of building

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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