Definition of structure
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the action of building : construction
2a
: something (such as a building) that is constructed
b
: something arranged in a definite pattern of organization
a rigid totalitarian structure— J. L. Hess leaves and other plant structures
3
: manner of construction : makeup
Gothic in structure
4a
: the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body
soil structure molecular structure
b
: organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole
economic structure personality structure
c
: coherent form or organization
tried to give some structure to the children's lives
5
: the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other
the structure of a language
structure
verbDefinition of structure (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of structure was in 1560
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