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e•dif•i•ca•to•ry
(i dif′i kə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, ed′ə fi kā′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj.
- intended or serving to edify.
- Late Latin aedificātōrius edifying, equivalent. to aedificā(re) to edify + -tōrius -tory1
- 1640–50
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