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Pronunciation
IPA|/�str�k��r/
SAMPA|/"strVkS3r/
audio|en-us-structure.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

#: The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

1. The underlying shape of a solid.

#: He studied the structure of her face.

1. The overall form or organization of something.

#: The structure of a sentence.
#: The structure of the society was still a mystery.

1. A set of rules defining behaviour.

#: For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

1. context|computing Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

#: This structure contains both date and timezone information.

1. context|fishing|uncountable underwater|Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

#: There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.

1. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

#: The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.

Translations
trans-top|a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts
Finnish: t|fi|rakenne,t|fi|rakennelma
Hungarian: t|hu|szerkezet
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trans-top|the underlying shape of a solid
Finnish: t|fi|rakenne
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trans-top|the overall form or organization of something
Finnish: t|fi|rakenne
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trans-top|a set of rules defining behaviour
Finnish: t|fi|järjestelmä
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trans-top|(computing) several pieces of data treated as a unit
Finnish: t|fi|rakenne
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trans-top|(fishing) underwater terrain or objects
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trans-top|a body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook
Hungarian: t|hu|szervezet
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ttbc|Arabic: �ب��/ش�� (mabna / shakel)
ttbc|Portuguese: estrutura f (1,2,3,4)
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ttbc|Telugu: నిర�మాణమ� (nirmaaNamu) (1,3), ��ారమ� (aakaaramu) (2)
ttbc|Ukrainian: б�дова (budowa) f (1,2,3,4)
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Verb
en-verb|structur|ing

1. transitive To give structure to; to arrange.

#: I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
#: I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.

Translations
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Dutch: structureren
German: strukturieren
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Portuguese: estruturar
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Related terms
infrastructure
restructure
structural
structured
substructure
superstructure

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