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framework

[freym-wurk]

noun

  1. a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

    The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.

    The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

  2. a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

  3. a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

  4. the construction of frames.

  5. work done in, on, or with a frame.



framework

/ ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a structural plan or basis of a project

  2. a structure or frame supporting or containing something

  3. frames collectively

  4. work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of framework1

First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work
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"The government has just approved the framework for the release of all the hostages -- both the living and the deceased," the statement said.

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As more capital flows into algorithmic systems, alpha will shift from brute speed to smarter models, cleaner data and disciplined risk frameworks.

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The NBA has expressed openness to working with the EuroLeague but believes the existing framework hasn’t made the most of a substantial business opportunity.

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Such awareness lends a subtle metafictional framework to the novel, a hint of cautionary skepticism about its releases into fantasy and brushes with exoticism.

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They won for what the Nobel committee called “the development of metal-organic frameworks.”

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