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structure

Dictionary definition · structure

noun

  1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts"the structure consisted of a series of arches"
  2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts"artists must study the structure of the human body"
  3. the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations"his lectures have no structure"
  4. a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement"he has good bone structure"
  5. the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships"the social organizations of England and America are very different"

verb

  1. give a structure to"I need to structure my days"

Similar words

constructionanatomical structurebodily structurebody structurecomplex body partsocial organisationsocial organizationsocial structuresocial system

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).