framework

[freym-wurk]

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noun

a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
the construction or sale of frames.

work done in, on, or with a frame.

Origin of framework

First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work

Related formsun·der·frame·work, noun

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Examples from the Web for framework

Contemporary Examples

Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans
Philip K. Howard
December 27, 2014
What if healthy sexuality was the framework that young adults used to process every sexual message that they encounter?
A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth
Darryl Roberts
November 30, 2014
The basic plot of The Virgin Spring, which was lifted off a Medieval tale, became the framework for The Last House on the Left.
Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies
Wes Craven
October 30, 2014
For that reason, researchers have developed a framework to describe quantum theory in combination with general relativity.
Black Holes Exist. So Does Bad Science
Matthew R. Francis
September 28, 2014
“The framework has not changed,” said Carly Lindauer, senior external communications director for the College Board.
RNC to Congress: Investigate the AP U.S. History Exam
Gideon Resnick
August 14, 2014

Historical Examples

The framework is to be covered with cloth in the same manner as the planes.
Flying Machines
W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
The framework is of bamboo, strengthened and held taut with wire guys.
Flying Machines
W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Struts (also of spruce, as is all the framework) are elliptical in shape.
Flying Machines
W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Martino mounted the bed, and swung for an instant from the framework of the canopy.
Love-at-Arms
Raphael Sabatini
It is I who outline with mystic taps the framework of the story.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for framework

framework

noun

a structural plan or basis of a project
a structure or frame supporting or containing something
frames collectively
work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

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Word Origin and History for framework

n.

1640s, from frame (n.) + work (n.). Figurative sense is from 1816.

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Examples from the Web for framework

Contemporary Examples

Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.

What if healthy sexuality was the framework that young adults used to process every sexual message that they encounter?

The basic plot of The Virgin Spring, which was lifted off a Medieval tale, became the framework for The Last House on the Left.

For that reason, researchers have developed a framework to describe quantum theory in combination with general relativity.

“The framework has not changed,” said Carly Lindauer, senior external communications director for the College Board.

Historical Examples

The framework is to be covered with cloth in the same manner as the planes.

The framework is of bamboo, strengthened and held taut with wire guys.

Struts (also of spruce, as is all the framework) are elliptical in shape.

Martino mounted the bed, and swung for an instant from the framework of the canopy.

It is I who outline with mystic taps the framework of the story.

framework

Word Origin and History for framework

n.

Origin of framework