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Etymology 1

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whitebuildings in Leipzig

FromMiddle Englishbyldynge,buyldyng,byldyng,buldynge,buldyng,boldyng, equivalent tobuild +‎-ing. Compare also relatedMiddle Englishbold(“edifice, castle, mansion”), fromOld Englishbold(“building, dwelling, house”).

Noun

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building (countable anduncountable,pluralbuildings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something isbuilt;construction.
    Synonym:construction
    Thebuilding of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
  2. (countable) A closedstructure withwalls and aroof.
    Synonyms:edifice;see alsoThesaurus:building
    My sister lives in that apartmentbuilding.
  3. (mathematics)Synonym ofTits building.
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Translations
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act or process of building
closed structure with walls and a roof
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishbeeldynge, equivalent tobuild +‎-ing.

Verb

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building

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofbuild

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishbuilding.

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Noun

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building m (pluralbuildings)

  1. tower,skyscraper (tall building)
    Synonyms:gratte-ciel,tour
    • 1968, Gérard Bourgeois, Jean-Max Rivière, “Le diable est anglais”, performed byBrigitte Bardot:
      Moi je l'ai vu remonter Carnaby Street / Je l'ai suivi et je sais où il habite / Dans unbuilding de cent mètres de haut / Où sur chaque porte est inscrit "Satan and Co"
      I saw him go up Carnaby Street / I followed him and know where he lives / In atower one hundred meters tall / With "Satan and Co" written on every door
    • 1990,Antoine de Caunes,C'est bon mais c'est chaud, Paris: Pocket,→ISBN, page71:
      Je contemplai évasivement l'alignement desbuildings, tandis que nous redescendions vers Times Square, par Broadway, un peu plus secoués qu'un canoë s'approchant des Niagara.
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    • 1994,Serge Brussolo,Le Chien de minuit, Paris:Librairie des Champs-Élysées, published1997,→ISBN, page44:
      D'en bas, des trottoirs, on n'avait pas conscience de l'importance de l'azur, lesbuildings le cachaient, on n'en apercevait que des portions congrues.
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