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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"
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the act of constructing something;
"during the construction we had to take a detour"
"his hobby was the building of boats"
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the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones;
"their main business is home construction"
"workers in the building trades"
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the occupants of a building;
"the entire building complained about the noise"