framework

[ freym-wurk ]
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noun
  1. a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

  2. a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

  1. a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

  2. the construction of frames.

  3. work done in, on, or with a frame.

Origin of framework

1
First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work

Other words from framework

  • un·der·frame·work, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for framework

framework

/ (ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. a structural plan or basis of a project

  2. a structure or frame supporting or containing something

  1. frames collectively

  2. work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

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