Spanish Conversation · Level 77
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Spanish word
edificación
Pronunciation
IPA/eðifikaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounbuilding
Example
La edificación es muy antigua.
The building is very old.
More examples
La edificación residencial se está renovando.
The residential building is being renovated.
Core concept
Formal construction, either a built complex or the process of erecting it.
Common phrases
edificación residencial
residential building
edificación comercial
commercial building
edificación histórica
historic building
Similar words
edificio: Single physical building housing offices, shops, or apartments.
vivienda: Housing unit or building designed specifically for people to live in.
construcción: Work or process of erecting a building; construction activity.
obra: Work carried out at a construction site; the on-site building project.
Definition in Spanish
Término formal que designa la construcción o el conjunto de construcciones, y también el proceso de edificar.
Word origin
From Latin aedificatio (via edificar), where aedēs 'house' and facere 'to make' combine to yield a noun used for both buildings and the act of building.
Usage tips
- In official documents and technical contexts edificación appears in a formal register, while edificio names a single building and construcción or obra refers to the construction work.
Other meanings
- constructionnoun
Opposites
- destruccióndestructionnoun
- ruinaruinsnoun