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Meaning of building

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  building
      n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or
           less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story
           building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn:
           {building}, {edifice}]
      2: the act of constructing something; "during the construction
         we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of
         boats" [syn: {construction}, {building}]
      3: the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures
         or constructing new ones; "their main business is home
         construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn:
         {construction}, {building}]
      4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained
         about the noise"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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