edificatory

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i difi kə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, edə fi kā′tə rē)


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

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