Building
Build·ing
Building
n.
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The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster.
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The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural.
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That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have cost a mass of public treasury.