Definition of framework
1a
: a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas)
the framework of the U.S. Constitution These influences threaten the very framework of our society.
b
: a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame
An iron framework surrounds the sculpture.
3
: the larger branches of a tree that determine its shape
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The first known use of framework was in 1578
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