1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build.

2. (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

3. (n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

4. (n.) That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

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