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- [struhk-cher]
- /ˈstrʌk tʃər/
- /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/
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- [struhk-cher]
- /ˈstrʌk tʃər/
Definitions of structure word
- noun structure mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure. 1
- noun structure something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam. 1
- noun structure a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part: the structure of modern science. 1
- noun structure anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization. 1
- noun structure the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature: the structure of a poem. 1
- noun structure Biology. mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs. 1
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Origin of structure
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin structūra, equivalent to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Structure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
structure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
structure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for structure
noun structure
- accidence — inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc
- accidences — the rudiments or essentials of a subject.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- arbor — An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
verb structure
- come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
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