framework

[ freym-wurk ]

/ ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk /

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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.

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Origin of framework

First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work

Related formsun·der·frame·work, noun

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Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
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The basic plot of The Virgin Spring, which was lifted off a Medieval tale, became the framework for The Last House on the Left.
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For that reason, researchers have developed a framework to describe quantum theory in combination with general relativity.
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“The framework has not changed,” said Carly Lindauer, senior external communications director for the College Board.
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Man is a part of nature, bound up in all his being with the framework of the Universe.
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Finally, her framework became so worn that she was dismantled.
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It was a native hut, built of canes and reeds, woven upon a framework formed of saplings and stronger trees.
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Mallory might be a time-thief; but within the framework of his profession he believed in playing fair.
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The reliefs are enclosed in Donatello's framework of latish Renaissance design, but the figures themselves are very simple.
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British Dictionary definitions for framework

framework

/ (ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk) /

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

framework

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

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