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frame·work

   [freym-wurk]
noun
1.
a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
2.
a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
3.
the construction or sale of frames.
4.
work done in, on, or with a frame.
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Origin:
1635–45; frame + work

Related forms
un·der·frame·work, noun
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framework
1640s, from frame + work (n.). Figurative sense is from 1816.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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