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framework I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: frame (II) + work 1. a. (1) : a skeletal or structural frame < the framework of the ship > (2) : an openwork frame < the vines climbed a framework > (3) : a basic ideational or narrative structure < the framework of the political theory > < the framework of the novel > (4) : a systematic set of relationships < the family was so large he had difficulty keeping the framework of kinship clear in his mind > b. : frames or a system of frames < the framework he had constructed for a gallery of pictures > 2. : work done in or by means of a frame 3. : a conceptual scheme, structure, or system : the limits or outlines especially of a particular set of circumstances : frame of reference 4. : the larger branches of a tree that together determine its shape and symmetry II. transitive verb : to graft scions of another variety on the framework of (as a fruit tree) after removal of all smaller laterals usually to obtain more desirable fruit — compare topwork |