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Vinony

building

noun

  1. closed structure with walls and a roof
  2. to create by combining parts
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

  1. The act or process by which something is built; construction.

    “The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.”

  2. A closed structure with walls and a roof.

    “My sister lives in that apartment building.”

    “One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.”

  3. Synonym of Tits building.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English beeldynge, equivalent to build + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of build