structure

structure
noun
1》 the arrangement of and relations between the parts of something complex.
2》 a building or other object constructed from several parts.
3》 the quality of being well organized.
verb give structure to.
Derivatives
structureless adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from L. structura, from struere 'to build'.

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