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contexture

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con⋅tex⋅ture

  [kuhn-teks-cher]
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–noun
1. the arrangement and union of the constituent parts of anything; constitution; structure.
2. an interwoven structure; fabric.
3. the act of weaving together.
4. the process or manner of being woven together.
Origin:
1595–1605; < F; see context, -ure

Related forms:
con⋅tex⋅tur⋅al, adjective
con⋅tex⋅tured, adjective
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con·tex·ture   (kən-těks'chər, kŏn'těks'-)   
n.  

  1. The act of weaving or assembling parts into a whole.

  2. An arrangement of interconnected parts; a structure.

con·tex'tur·al adj.
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