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in⋅fra⋅struc⋅ture

[in-fruh-struhk-cher]
–noun
1. the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
2. the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.
3. the military installations of a country.

Origin:
1925–30; infra + structure


in⋅fra⋅struc⋅tur⋅al, adjective


1. basis, foundation, support.
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Word Origin & History

infrastructure 
1927, from Fr. (1875), from infra- (q.v.) + structure. The installations that form the basis for any operation or system. Originally in a military sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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