noun

framework

framework, structure, system

The book provides a framework for understanding politics.

The book provides a framework for understanding politics.

We need to establish a legal framework.

We need to establish a legal framework.

a ((framework)) for (sth./-ing) a structure for something This course provides a framework for learning.

Synonyms: structure, system, constitution, schema

A compound of 'frame' and 'work'. It's the essential supporting structure of something.

Imagine a 'frame' that does the 'work' of supporting a system or idea. That's a framework.

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