structure

/strˈʌktʃɝ/

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Noun
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
Noun
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"
Noun
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
Noun
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
Noun
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
Verb
give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"
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