structure
pronunciation
How to pronounce structure in British English:
UK [ˈstrʌktʃə(r)]
How to pronounce structure in American English:
US [ˈstrʌktʃər]
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- Noun:
- a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical structure
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
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- Verb:
- give a structure to
Word Origin
- structure
- structure: [15] Structure comes via Old French structure from Latin structūra, a noun derived from the past participle of struere ‘build’. Other English words from the same source are construct, construe, destroy, destruction, instruct, and obstruct [17].=> construct, construe, destroy, destruction, instruct, obstruct, strain
- structure (n.)
- mid-15c., "action or process of building or construction;" 1610s, "that which is constructed, a building or edifice;" from Latin structura "a fitting together, adjustment; a building, mode of building;" figuratively, "arrangement, order," from structus, past participle of struere "to pile, place together, heap up; build, assemble, arrange, make by joining together," related to strues "heap," from PIE *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out." The widespread descendants of this ancient root are believed to include: Sanskrit strnoti "strews, throws down;" Avestan star- "to spread out, stretch out;" Greek stronymi "strew," stroma "bedding, mattress," sternon "breast, breastbone;" Latin sternere "to stretch, extend;" Old Church Slavonic stira, streti "spread," strama "district;" Russian stroji "order;" Gothic straujan, Old High German strouwen, Old English streowian "to sprinkle, strew;" Old English streon "strain," streaw "straw, that which is scattered;" Old High German stirna "forehead," strala "arrow, lightning bolt;" Old Irish fo-sernaim "spread out," srath "a wide river valley;" Welsh srat "plain."
- structure (v.)
- "put together systematically," by 1855 (occasional use from late 16c.), from structure (n.). Related: Structured; structuring.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Then the structure will be complete .
- 2. Most likely the structure belonged to a rice farmer .
- 3. What is the role of structure in architecture ?
- 4. This team needs so much structure and discipline .
- 5. It has no clear structure or evident chain of command .