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   structure

   /ˈstrʌktʃə/

   noun

   • 1. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex: "the two sentences have equivalent structures" Similar constructionformformationshapecompositionfabricanatomymake-upconstitutionorganizationsystemarrangementlayoutdesignframeframeworkconfigurationconformationpatternplanmouldinformal:set-up
   • ▪ the quality of being organized: "we shall use three headings to give some structure to the discussion"
   • 2. a building or other object constructed from several parts: "the station is a magnificent structure and should not be demolished" Similar buildingedificeconstructionerectionpilecomplexassembly

   verb

   • 1. construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to: "services must be structured so as to avoid pitfalls"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the process of building): from Old French, or from Latin structura, from struere ‘to build’. The verb is rarely found before the 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. structureless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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