
edification
/ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən/
the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually
edification in a sentence
“The lecture was intended for the edification of the students.”
Origin of edification
Latin aedificare to build, from aedes building + facere to make
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