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    EDIFICATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Uplifting enlightenmentplay

    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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