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   Ed·i·fi·ca·tion

   /ˌedəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually: formal "the idea that art's main purpose is to supply moral uplift and edification"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin aedificatio(n-), from aedificare ‘build’ (see edify).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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