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   Struc·ture

   /ˈstrək(t)SHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex: "flint is extremely hard, like diamond, which has a similar structure" Similar constructionformformationshapecompositionfabricanatomymakeupconstitutionorganizationsystemarrangementlayoutdesignframeframeworkconfigurationconformationpatternplanmoldinformal:setup
   • ▪ a building or other object constructed from several parts. Similar buildingedificeconstructionerectionpilecomplexassembly
   • ▪ the quality of being organized: "we shall use three headings to give some structure to the discussion"

   verb

   • 1. construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to: "the game is structured so that there are five ways to win"

   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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