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WORD OF THE DAY
 
Edification
ed-ə-fih-KAY-shun
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 14th century
 
1
An act of edifying, or the state of being improved
2
Guidance, especially spiritual or moral
 
 
 
Examples of Edification in a sentence
 
"To improve your test scores, you need to meet with a French tutor once a week for your edification."
 
"When I'm going through a tough time, I always turn to thoughts of my grandmother's advice for edification."
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