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structure

[ struhk-cher ]
/ ˈstrʌk tʃər /
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noun
verb (used with object), struc·tured, struc·tur·ing.
to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to; construct or build a systematic framework for: to structure a curriculum so well that a novice teacher can use it.
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Origin of structure

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin structūra, equivalent to struct(us) (past participle of struere “to put together”) + -ūra noun suffix; see -ure

synonym study for structure

2. See building.

OTHER WORDS FROM structure

de·struc·ture, verb (used with object), de·struc·tured, de·struc·tur·ing.in·ter·struc·ture, nounnon·struc·ture, nounpre·struc·ture, verb (used with object), pre·struc·tured, pre·struc·tur·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for structure

structure
/ (ˈstrʌktʃə) /

noun
verb
(tr) to impart a structure to

Word Origin for structure

C15: from Latin structūra, from struere to build
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