frameworknoun
uk/ˈfreɪm.wɜːk/us/ˈfreɪm.wɝːk/[ C ] a supporting structure around which something can be built
C2 a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something:
a legal framework for resolving disputes
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- The steel framework supports the copper covering.
- The building has a flexible framework so that it can survive an earthquake.
- The U.S. Constitution established a broad framework of government.
- Many people accept the principles of evolution within the framework of their religious beliefs.
- Most biologists use the same basic framework for classification.
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Frames & structures
- anatomy
- armature
- assembly
- bezel
- carcass
- clothes hanger
- clothes horse
- coat hanger
- construction
- frame
- gantry
- hanger
- honeycomb
- infrastructure
- photo frame
- shell
- skeleton
- stand
- structure
- substructure
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